Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Brioude | |
| Community association | Brioude Sud Auvergne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 21 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 419-614 m | |
| surface | 16.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 991 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43360 | |
| INSEE code | 43038 | |
The French community Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre ( Occitan identical) with 991 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) is located in the northwest of the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Brioude and the canton of Brioude (until 2015: canton of Brioude-Sud ).
geography
Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre is about 56 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay . Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vergongheon in the north, Cohade in the east, Beaumont in the south, Saint-Géron in the west and Lempdes-sur-Allagnon in the north-west.
The municipality's population is divided into the districts of Bournoncle , Laroche , Bard , Barlières , Peyssanges , Les Combes and Arvant .
The national route 102 and the railway line from Saint-Germain-des-Fossés to Nîmes-Courbessac run through the municipality , from which the branch line to Figeac branches off in the Arvant district .
Gare d'Arvant
The district of Avant , which was only added to the municipality in 1929, owes its existence to the local transfer station where, in addition to regional TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains, Intercités also stop.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,153 | 1,142 | 1.101 | 1,049 | 994 | 954 | 997 | 1.002 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre from the 12th / 13th centuries Century in the hamlet of Bournoncle. The outside simple church was declared a Monument Historique in 1963 because of its interior design .
- Castle ruins in the district of Laroche with preserved donjon .
