La Roche-Noire

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La Roche-Noire
Coat of arms of La Roche-Noire
La Roche-Noire (France)
La Roche-Noire
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand
Canton Vic-le-Comte
Community association Mond'Arverne Communauté
Coordinates 45 ° 42 '  N , 3 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '  N , 3 ° 14'  E
height 315-551 m
surface 3.07 km 2
Residents 618 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 201 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63800
INSEE code

La Roche-Noire is a French municipality with 618 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 Clermont-Ferrand and the canton of Vic-le-Comte .

geography

La Roche-Noire is located about 13 kilometers southeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Allier , which borders the municipality to the west. La Roche-Noire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pérignat-sur-Allier in the north, Saint-Georges-sur-Allier in the east, Mirefleurs in the south, Les Martres-de-Veyre in the southwest and Le Cendre in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 115 99 158 304 426 476 624 608
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church, former castle chapel from the 12th century
  • Remains of Bellerive Castle, destroyed in 1991

Web links

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