Pontaumur

Pontaumur
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Saint-Ours
Community association	Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans
Coordinates	45 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 40 ′ E
height	525-755 m
surface	13.81 km 2
Residents	645 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63380
INSEE code	63283

Pontaumur is a French municipality with 645 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Riom in the canton of Saint-Ours .

location

The place lies at an altitude between 525 and 755 m on the Sioulet river , at the confluence of the Saunade tributary . The Route départementale 941, which crosses the Auvergne from west to east, linking the east with the A89 autoroute / European route E70 and continue with Clermont-Ferrand .

Population development

year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	813	866	906	859	769	761	659

Attractions

In 2004, the church received a new organ from the workshop of the organ builder François Delhumeau from Baboneix at La Chaussade in the Limousin , the that of the Bach Festival in Combrailles, Jean-Marc Thiallier, a replica of the initiative of the organizers Wender organ in the Bach Church in Arnstadt constructed .