Mauzun
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Canton | Billom | |
| Community association | Billom Community | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 500-652 m | |
| surface | 0.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 115 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 116 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63160 | |
| INSEE code | 63216 | |
Mauzun is a French commune in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes , in Puy-de-Dôme , in the Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand and in the canton Billom . The municipality, which lies about twelve kilometers southeast of Billom in a hilly landscape, the "Auvergnatian Tuscany", is one of the very small municipalities in France with an area of 0.99 square kilometers. It is 500 to 652 m above sea level and has 115 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The departmental roads D 20 and D 20 c lead through the village.
Attractions
- Ruins of an extensive chateau built in the 13th century on the ruins of the Roman Mandunum and a fortress of the Bishops of Clermont; with double bering and about 20 towers; destroyed in the 18th century
- Saint-Michel church, Gothic (15th and 17th centuries)
- La Halle, made of wood, 18th or 19th century
- Villa "Le Chalay" (late 19th century)
literature
- Pierre Puyfoulhoux: Mauzun et son château féodal. Mauzun: Assoc. Renaissance de Mauzun. 1989.
Footnotes
Web links
Commons : Mauzun - collection of images, videos and audio files
