Brousse (Puy-de-Dôme)

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Brousse
Brousse coat of arms
Brousse (France)
Brousse
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Ambert
Canton Les Monts du Livradois
Community association Ambert Livradois Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E
height 497-854 m
surface 22.45 km 2
Residents 339 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63490
INSEE code

Saint-Julien church in the Montboissier district

Brousse is a French municipality with 339 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Ambert and the canton of Les Monts du Livradois (until 2015: canton of Cunlhat ).

geography

Brousse is located about 35 kilometers east-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities of Brousse are Saint-Jean-des-Ollières in the north, Auzelles in the east, Échandelys in the southeast, Condat-lès-Montboissier in the south and Sugères in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 519 440 379 323 278 324 358 349
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Julien church in Montboissier
  • Chabannes Mill

Web links

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