Lezoux

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Lezoux
Lésos
Lezoux coat of arms
Lezoux (France)
Lezoux
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Thiers
Canton Lezoux ( chef-lieu )
Community association Entre Dore et Allier
Coordinates 45 ° 50 '  N , 3 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 '  N , 3 ° 23'  E
height 317-421 m
surface 34.69 km 2
Residents 6,152 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 177 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63190
INSEE code 63195
Website http://www.lezoux.fr/

Tower and the rest of the former city wall

Lezoux ( Occitan : lėšos ) is a French municipality with 6152 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thiers and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Lezoux .

geography

Lezoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bulhon in the north, Orléat and Saint-Jean-d'Heurs in the east, Bort-l'Étang in the south-east, Ravel in the south, Moissat in the south-west, Seychalles and Lempty in the west and Culhat in the north-west.

The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality .

history

Archaeological finds in Lezoux have revolutionized knowledge of the Celtic world of legends. So in a stone with the inscription the Rosmerta was equated with Rigani . Lezoux is also proven to be the place of origin of the Terra Sigillata , which were made by the Cinnamus and Paternus pottery between 135 and 170 in the 2nd century. It is not certain whether the place was actually known as Lutosus in ancient times. In the time of the Merovingians his name was Ledosus vicus .

Population development

  • 1962: 3,444
  • 1968: 4.038
  • 1975: 4,632
  • 1982: 4,747
  • 1990: 4,819
  • 1999: 5,358
  • 2006: 5,434
  • 2013: 5,727
Town hall, former convent of Saint-Augustin
Saint-Pierre church

Attractions

  • amphitheater
  • Remains of several buildings of the villa rustica type
  • Notre-Dame church from the 11th century
  • Neoclassical Saint-Pierre Church
  • Saint-Georges chapel, 12th century
  • Saint-Augustin Convent from the 18th century, today: Town Hall
  • Tower from the city fortifications, built in the 12th century
  • Clock tower from the 17th century with the Maltese cross
  • Manoir de la Manantie from 1830

Community partnerships

  • Grebenstein , Hessen, Germany
  • Lopik , Utrecht Province, The Netherlands
  • Sarsina , Forlì-Cesena Province (Emilia-Romagna), Italy

Web links

Commons : Lezoux  - collection of images, videos and audio files