Mazaye
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Orcines | |
| Community association | Dômes Sancy Artense | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
| height | 676-958 m | |
| surface | 21.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 723 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63230 | |
| INSEE code | 63219 | |
| Website | http://www.mazayes.fr/ | |
 Mazaye Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Mazaye (also Mazayes ) is a French municipality with 723 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). Mazaye belongs to the Arrondissement Issoire ( Clermont-Ferrand until 2017 ) and the Canton Orcines ( Rochefort-Montagne until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Mazayais .
geography
Mazaye is about 16 kilometers west of Clermont-Ferrand . Mazaye is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel in the north and west, Saint-Ours-les-Roches in the north and north-east, Ceyssat in the east, Olby in the south and Gelles in the south-west. The Miouze flows into the Sioule at the point of contact between the municipalities of Gelles, Saint-Pierre-Roche, Mazaye and Olby .
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 499 | 466 | 460 | 457 | 537 | 560 | 613 | 717 |
Attractions
- Saint-Germain church from the 12th century
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in the Coheix district
- Monumental cross
