Mons (Puy-de-Dôme)

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Mons
Coat of arms of Mons
Mons (France)
Mons
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Riom
Canton Maringues
Community association Plaine Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 25 ′  E
height 261-375 m
surface 13.82 km 2
Residents 538 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63310
INSEE code
Website http://www.mons63.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Mons

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Mons is a French municipality with 538 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Riom and the canton of Maringues .

geography

Mons is located about 24 kilometers east-northeast of Riom on the Buron River . In the extreme northeast of the municipality the Dore flows into the Allier . Mons is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Priest-Bramefant in the north and north-east, Mariol in the north-east, Ris in the east, Limons in the south and south-east, Luzillat in the south and south-west, Beaumont-lès-Randan in the west and Randan in the north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
380 367 316 321 344 339 390 489
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-dame-de-la-Nativité church from the 12th century
  • Périgères Castle from 1686, a historic monument since 1997
  • Villa Le Presle from 1880, monument historique since 2002
  • Bridge and park
Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church

Web links

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