Saint-Donat (Puy-de-Dôme)

Saint Donat
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Le Sancy
Community association	Le Massif du Sancy
Coordinates	45 ° 28 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E
height	795-1,184 m
surface	33.27 km 2
Residents	206 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63680
INSEE code	63336

Saint-Donat is a French municipality with 206 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

Saint-Donat is about 44 kilometers southwest of Clermont-Ferrand . Saint-Donat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chastreix in the north and north-east, Picherande in the east, Saint-Genès-Champespe in the south and south-east, Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal in the south-west, Cros in the west and Bagnols in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	675	587	466	410	334	280	245	252
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Church of Saint-Donat (also: Church of Saint-Sixte) from the 12th century, monument historique since 1947
• Remains of the Cistercian Abbey of La Vassin

Saint Donat Church

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the French commune of Gonfreville-Caillot in the Seine-Maritime department (Normandy).

Web links

Commons : Saint-Donat  - Collection of images, videos and audio files