Peyrusse
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Murat | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 12 ′ N , 3 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 629–1,204 m | |
| surface | 29.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 153 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15170 | |
| INSEE code | 15151 | |
| Website | http://www.commune-peyrusse.fr/ | |
 Saint-Roch church |
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Peyrusse ( Occitan : same name) is a French municipality with 153 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour .
geography
Peyrusse is located around 19 kilometers north-north-west of the small town of Saint-Flour within the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park .
history
The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. This is proven by finds from this period.
Peyrusse is mentioned for the first time in 765 in the chronicles of the Benedictine Aldeme as Pétrubia . In the Hundred Years War the community is looted. Historically, the commune belongs to the Cézallier region within the Auvergne. Peyrusse belonged to the Murat district from 1793 to 1801 and was part of the Allanche canton from 1793 to 2015 .
Population development
| year | 1806 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,436 | 358 | 334 | 276 | 274 | 259 | 215 | 177 | 158 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Roch village church from 1884
- Castle ruins in Peyrusse Haut
- Chapels in Peyrusse Haut and Valence
- Crosses in Aubejeac, Besse and Vélonnière
- numerous evidence from the Bronze / Iron Age and the Gallo-Roman period
- Basalt columns in Auliadet
- Waterfall on the Bouzaire
Individual evidence
- ↑ Most important sights ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ List of sights (French)
