Le Breuil-sur-Couze
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Brassac-les-Mines | |
| Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 28 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 387-490 m | |
| surface | 5.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,046 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 176 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63340 | |
| INSEE code | 63052 | |
| Website | http://www.lebreuilsurcouze.fr/ | |
Le Breuil-sur-Couze is a French commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ) with 1,046 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Issoire and the canton Brassac-les-Mines (until 2015 Saint-Germain-Lembron ).
geography
Le Breuil-sur-Couze is located about 45 kilometers south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Allier , into which the Couze d'Ardes flows here. Le Breuil-sur-Couze is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Broc in the north and north-west, Nonette-Orsonnette in the east, Beaulieu in the south and Saint-Germain-Lembron in the west.
The train station is on the Cevennenbahn .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 712 | 758 | 842 | 875 | 820 | 868 | 938 | 1,048 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Côme-et-Saint-Damien church from the 11th century
- 17th century castle
Personalities
- Jean Grave (1854–1939), militant anarchist
Web links
Commons : Le Breuil-sur-Couze - Collection of images, videos and audio files
