Laveissière

Laveissière
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Community association	Hautes Terres
Coordinates	45 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 48' E Coordinates: 45 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 48' E
height	894-1,811 m
surface	34.93 km 2
Residents	524 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	15300
INSEE code	15101
	; The Super Lioran ski station is on the municipality's territory

Laveissière is a French municipality with 524 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour .

geography

Laveissière is a mountain community of several villages in the Monts du Cantal on the western foothills of the Massif Central . It is located on the national road 122, in the valley of the Alagnon , which also rises here. The Super Lioran ski station belongs to the municipality .

population

Number of inhabitants
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	490	526	588	623	611	586	577	534
From 1968 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Attractions

Church (19th century) with a slate-roofed spire
Maison sous le roche (property built on a 15 m high cliff)
Roche perçée (pierced rock)
Grottes troglodytes (dwelling caves)
Moulin (mill)
Maison du Burronnier, information on how to make Cantal cheese
in Fraisse-Haut the "Grottes taillées" over three floors
Fraisse-Haut Castle
in Chambeuil an old bridge and the ruins of a château; there also cascades
Château d'eau of Lioran (water tower)

Noteworthy

Tunnel from 1839 between Le Lioran ( 1153 m ) and Super-Lioran ( 1240 m ) (Photo: [1] )
Railway tunnel railway Figeac - Arvant , from 1865 to 1868 under the engineer Wilhelm Nördling built

Web links

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