Craponne-sur-Arzon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (main town) | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 771–1,063 m | |
| surface | 33.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,982 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43500 | |
| INSEE code | 43080 | |
| Website | http://www.craponnesurarzon.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Craponne-sur-Arzon |
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Craponne-sur-Arzon is a French commune with 1,982 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique .
geography
Craponne-sur-Arzon is located in the Velay countryside on the Arzon River , a tributary of the Loire . Craponne-sur-Arzon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Sauvessanges in the north, Usson-en-Forez in the north-east, Saint-Georges-Lagricol in the east and south-east, Beaune-sur-Arzon in the south and south-west, Jullianges in the west, Saint-Victor- sur-Arlanc in the west and north-west and Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux in the north-west.
The former route nationale 498 (today's D498) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,925 | 3,004 | 3,086 | 3,186 | 3,008 | 2,653 | 2,217 | 2,171 |
Attractions
- Saint-Caprais Church, in the 14th / 15th centuries Erected in the 15th century to replace the church building from the 12th century
- Aubissoux Chapel
- Tower to the earlier castle (called Donjon ) from the 12th century
- Pons Empeyra, bridge from 1311
- Town hall from 1913
- numerous houses from the 17th to 20th centuries that are protected as a monument historique
