Pignols

Pignols
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Vic-le-Comte
Community association	Mond'Arverne Communauté
Coordinates	45 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
height	450-781 m
surface	9.29 km 2
Residents	338 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63270
INSEE code	63280

Pignols is a French municipality with 338 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 Clermont-Ferrand and the canton of Vic-le-Comte .

geography

Pignols is about 18 kilometers southeast of Clermont-Ferrand . Pignols is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Laps in the north, Sallèdes in the east, Saint-Babel in the south and Vic-le-Comte in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	161	152	150	222	231	210	268	323
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Restored wall paints

• Church of Sainte-Madeleine with paintings from the 13th century, monument historique since 1993 , with wall paints discovered and restored by Yves Morvan .

Web links

Commons : Pignols  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le petit joyau de l'église Sainte-Madeleine. La Montagne. août 2008.
2. ↑ Découverte d'une fresque du XIIIe dans la petite église de Pignols. La Montagne. 1996.
3. ↑ Le testament des murs . Center France Loisirs. 9 août 1992. p. 9.
4. ↑ L'église attend toujours son classement. La Montagne. July 27, 1992.
5. ↑ Comme un rayonnement intérieur ... La Montagne. 19 août 1994. p. 3.