Picherande

Picherande Picharanda
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Le Sancy
Community association	Le Massif du Sancy
Coordinates	45 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  E
height	993-1,722 m
surface	44.26 km 2
Residents	347 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63113
INSEE code	63279
Website	http://picherande.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Picherande

Picherande ( auvergnatisch : Picharanda ) is a French municipality with 347 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Le Sancy (until 2015 La Tour-d'Auvergne ).

location

Picherande is about 43 kilometers southwest of Clermont-Ferrand . Picherande is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Chastreix in the north and northwest, Chambon-sur-Lac in the northeast, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise in the east and northeast, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues in the south, Saint-Genès-Champespe in the southwest and Saint- Donat to the west and northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	773	657	542	530	491	422	382	355
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Quintien church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1971

Saint-Quintien church

Web links

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