Job (Puy-de-Dôme)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Ambert | |
| Canton | Ambert | |
| Community association | Ambert Livradois Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ′ N , 3 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 492-1,631 m | |
| surface | 42.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,018 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63990 | |
| INSEE code | 63179 | |
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Job is a French commune with 1,018 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Ambert and the canton of Ambert of the same name .
geography
The municipality is located about 50 kilometers south-east of Clermont-Ferrand and 25 kilometers west of Montbrison in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park , on the border with the neighboring Loire department .
Neighboring municipalities of Job are:
- Vertolaye and Saint-Pierre-la-Bourlhonne in the north,
- Sauvain in the northeast (Loire department),
- Valcivières in the southeast,
- La Forie in the south,
- Ambert in the southwest and
- Bertignat in the west.
The municipality is located on the western flank of the Monts du Forez mountain range . The Pierre-sur-Haute summit (1631 m) with the Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is located on the ridge . Many small streams arise on the heights of the Monts du Forez , all of which are collected by the Dore River , which runs along the western municipal boundary, and drain through the Allier and Loire .
Transport links
At the western boundary of the municipality, the D906 departmental road (from Vichy to Le Puy-en-Velay ) runs parallel to the Dore river in a north-south direction. The municipal capital of Job is connected to the high-level road network via the departmental roads D66 and D67.
Also in the valley floor of the Dore is a railway line, on which the tourist train Ligne touristique du Livradois-Forez operates today.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,078 | 967 | 946 | 997 | 1,051 | 1,065 | 1.014 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Loup in the 15th century monument historique
Personalities
- Guillaume Douarre (1810–1853), (titular) Bishop of Central Oceania (since 1842), Vicar Apostolic of New Caledonia (1847–1850)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Loup in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)