Brassac-les-Mines
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
Arrondissement | Issoire | |
Canton | Brassac-les-Mines (main town) | |
Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ E | |
height | 395-533 m | |
surface | 7.20 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,311 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 460 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 63570 | |
INSEE code | 63050 | |
Website | http://www.brassaclesmines.fr/ |
Brassac-les-Mines is a French commune on the banks of the Allier in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes with an area of 720 hectares and 3,311 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017).
The coal mines that have existed since the 15th century , from which the city owes its name, have not been in operation since 1978.
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre
- Museum Musée de la Mine in the disused coal mine: tools, wagons, geology, reconstructed tunnels
- Museum Peynet Museum
economy
Sectors of activity are agriculture, cattle breeding, cultivation of flowers, textile industry (knitwear, trimmings , hand-made lace ).
Web links
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