Cisternes-la-Forêt

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Cisternes-la-Forêt
Coat of arms of Cisternes-la-Forêt
Cisternes-la-Forêt (France)
Cisternes-la-Forêt
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Riom
Canton Saint-Ours
Community association Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans
Coordinates 45 ° 47 '  N , 2 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 47 '  N , 2 ° 42'  E
height 592-945 m
surface 33.58 km 2
Residents 461 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63740
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Cisternes-la-Forêt

Cisternes-la-Forêt is a French municipality with 461 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 Riom and the canton of Saint-Ours (until 2015: canton of Pontgibaud ).

geography

Cisternes-la-Forêt is about 29 kilometers west of Clermont-Ferrand . Cisternes-la-Forêt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pontaumur in the north, La Goutelle in the north and northeast, Bromont-Lamothe in the east and northeast, Gelles in the south and southeast, Prondines in the south and southwest, and Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges in the west as well as Combrailles in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 593 589 592 528 509 455 488 478
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Web links

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