Mirefleurs
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand | |
Canton | Vic-le-Comte | |
Community association | Mond'Arverne Communauté | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
height | 326-781 m | |
surface | 9.05 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,436 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 269 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 63730 | |
INSEE code | 63227 | |
Website | http://www.mirefleurs.fr/ | |
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Mirefleurs is a French commune with a population of 2,436 (as at 1st January 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the Puy-de-Dôme in the Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand in the canton of Vic-le-Comte .
geography
Mirefleurs is about 14 kilometers south-east of Clermont-Ferrand on the Allier , which borders the municipality to the west. Mirefleurs is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Roche-Noire in the north, Saint-Georges-sur-Allier in the northeast, Busséol in the east, Saint-Maurice in the south and southeast and Les Martres-de-Veyre in the west.
The municipality is part of the Côtes d'Auvergne wine region
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 702 | 847 | 1,053 | 1,404 | 1,708 | 1,791 | 2,097 | 2,367 |
Attractions
- Church from the 16th century, monument historique since 1904
- La Conche chapel with a statue from the 13th century, monument historique since 1978
- medieval castle
- Chalendrat Castle
- House Domat from the 15th century, Monument historique
Personalities
- Jean Domat (1625–1696), lawyer and philosopher, lived in the Domat house
- George Onslow (1784-1853), composer, lived in Chalendrat Castle
Web links
Commons : Mirefleurs - collection of images, videos and audio files