Naucelles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Naucelles | |
| Community association | Bassin d'Aurillac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 579-842 m | |
| surface | 11.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,024 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 173 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15000, 15250 | |
| INSEE code | 15140 | |
| Website | www.naucelles.fr | |
 Tower of Naucelles with the town hall |
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Naucelles ( Occitan : Naucèlas ) is a municipality in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has 2,024 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the Cantal department , the Aurillac arrondissement and is the seat of the buréau céntralisateur of the canton of Naucelles (until 2015: canton of Jussac ).
location
Naucelles is located in the Massif Central . The Authre flows along the western border. Naucelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Reilhac in the north and northwest, Saint-Simon in the east, Aurillac in the south and southeast, Ytrac in the southwest and Crandelles in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 431 | 658 | 910 | 1,211 | 1,651 | 1,782 | 1,909 | 1,922 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Christophe Church
- 11th century tower of Naucelles, now the town hall
- Cologne Castle
- Castle Monthely
- Le Claux castle from the 15th century
Community partnerships
With the French community of Ars-en-Ré in the Charente-Maritime department .
Web links
Commons : Naucelles - Collection of images, videos and audio files
