Pontgibaud

Pontgibaud
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Saint-Ours
Community association	Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans
Coordinates	45 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 51 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 51 ′ E
height	639-779 m
surface	4.59 km 2
Residents	756 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	165 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63230
INSEE code	63285
Website	http://www.ville-pontgibaud.fr/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Pontgibaud

Pontgibaud is a French municipality with 756 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Riom and the canton of Saint-Ours (until 2015: canton of Pontgibaud ). The inhabitants are called Gibaldipontins .

geography

Pontgibaud is about 19 kilometers west-northwest of Clermont-Ferrand . Pontgibaud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bromont-Lamothe in the north and west, Saint-Ours in the north and east and Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel in the south.

Saint-Benoît church from the 13th century, renovations from the 19th century
Pontgibaud Castle of the Dauphins from the 12th century with renovations from the 15th century as well as a park, monument historique
Fortification with gates, monument historique

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