Celles-sur-Durolle
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Thiers | |
| Canton | Thiers | |
| Community association | Thiers Dore et Montagne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 52 ' N , 3 ° 38' E | |
| height | 535-1,287 m | |
| surface | 38.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,738 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63250 | |
| INSEE code | 63066 | |
| Website | http://www.cellessurdurolle.fr/ | |
Celles-sur-Durolle is a French commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thiers and the canton of Thiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle ). The municipality has 1,738 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
Location and traffic
Celles-sur-Durolle is located about 44 kilometers east-northeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Durolle and on the edge of the Forez mountains . Celles-sur-Durolle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Palladuc in the north, Arconsat in the northeast, Chabreloche in the east, Viscomtat in the southeast, Sainte-Agathe in the south, Escoutoux in the southwest, Thiers in the west and La Monnerie-le-Montel in the northwest. The A89 car route runs through the municipality .
Celles-sur-Durolle is now part of the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 2,059 | 2.016 | 2,052 | 2,041 | 2,040 | 1.914 | 1,850 | 1,767 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Julien church with interior (protected as a Monument historique since 1997)
