Gelles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Orcines | |
| Community association | Dômes Sancy Artense | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 690-1,044 m | |
| surface | 47.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 977 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63740 | |
| INSEE code | 63163 | |
Gelles is a French municipality with 977 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Gelles belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Orcines (until 2015: canton of Rochefort-Montagne ). The inhabitants are called Gellois .
geography
Gelles is about 24 kilometers west of Clermont-Ferrand . Gelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cisternes-la-Forêt in the north and north-west, Bromont-Lamothe in the north, Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel in the east and north-east, Olby in the east, Saint-Pierre-Roche in the east and south-east, Perpezat in the South, Heume-l'Église in the south and southwest and Prondines in the west.
The Miouze River runs along the eastern border of the municipality , where it also flows into the Sioule .
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,165 | 1,127 | 1,047 | 1,025 | 983 | 911 | 915 | 908 |
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church from the 12th century
- Saint-Jean in Monges church, built in the early 20th century
