Compains

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Compains
Compains (France)
Compains
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Issoire
Canton Le Sancy
Community association Le Massif du Sancy
Coordinates 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 56'  E
height 840-1,358 m
surface 50.16 km 2
Residents 126 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63610
INSEE code 63117

Town Hall (Mairie) of Compains

Compains is a French municipality with 126 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Le Sancy (until 2015 Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise ).

location

Compains is located about 45 kilometers south-southwest of Clermont-Ferrand in Limagne . Compains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise in the north, Valbeleix in the northeast, Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand in the east, Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne in the southeast, La Godivelle and Espinchal in the south, and Égliseneuve-d 'Entraigues to the west and southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 383 337 261 237 207 162 156 129
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Georges church

  • Montcineyre Lake

Web links

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