Les Martres-de-Veyre

Les Martres-de-Veyre
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Les Martres-de-Veyre (main town)
Community association	Mond'Arverne Communauté
Coordinates	45 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 11 ′  E
height	323-500 m
surface	9.28 km 2
Residents	3,976 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	428 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63730
INSEE code	63214
Website	http://www.mairie-lesmartresdeveyre.fr/
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Les Martres-de-Veyre ( Occitan : Las Martras de Veirs ) is a French municipality with 3976 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Les Martres-de-Veyre belongs to the Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand and the canton of Les Martres-de-Veyre .

geography

Les Martres-de-Veyre is located on the Veyre River , which flows into the Allier here , about 14 kilometers southeast of Clermont-Ferrand . Les Martres-de-Veyre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Cendre in the north, La Roche-Noire in the northeast, Mirefleurs in the east, Saint-Maurice and Vic-le-Comte in the southeast, Corent in the south, Veyre-Monton in the west and southwest as well as Orcet in the northwest.

The Cevennenbahn runs through the community . Les Martres-de-Veyre is part of the Côtes d'Auvergne wine-growing region .

population

Number of inhabitants

year	1921	1936	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	1,424	1,635	1,664	2,086	2,293	2,633	2,615	3.151	3,914	3,949	3,934

Community partnerships

Partnerships exist with the Canadian community of Wynyard in Saskatchewan (since 1973) and with the Portuguese community of Arcozelo . The connection to Wynyard goes back to Peter Dmytruk , who came from there. As a member of the Canadian Air Force , he was shot down in his plane over France in 1943 , survived that and then joined the Resistance . After ten months he fell into the hands of the German Wehrmacht , and in December 1943 he was shot dead in Les Martres-de-Veyre . A memorial was erected at the site of his execution and a street, Rue Pierre le Canadien , is named in his honor.

Web links

Commons : Les Martres-de-Veyre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dagmar Skamlová: entry Peter Dmytruk. ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Saskatchewan Encyclopedia, accessed June 28, 2016