Murat-le-Quaire
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
Arrondissement | Issoire | |
Canton | Le Sancy | |
Community association | Le Massif du Sancy | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
height | 836-1,508 m | |
surface | 11.64 km 2 | |
Residents | 472 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 63230 | |
INSEE code | 63246 |
Murat-le-Quaire is a French municipality with 472 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). Murat-le-Quaire belongs to the Arrondissement Issoire (until 2017 Clermont-Ferrand ) and the canton Le Sancy (until 2015 Rochefort-Montagne ).
geography
Murat-le-Quaire is about 39 kilometers southwest of Clermont-Ferrand . Murat-le-Quaire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne in the north and west, Laqueuille in the north and north-east, Mont-Dore in the east and south-east and La Bourboule in the south.
population
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 385 | 382 | 367 | 419 | 435 | 499 | 483 | 480 |
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice Church
- Remains of the former castle complex
Personalities
- Joseph Rozier (1924–1994), Bishop of Poitiers (1975–1994)
Web links
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