Saint-Germain-Lembron
Saint-Germain-Lembron | ||
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
Arrondissement | Issoire | |
Canton | Brassac-les-Mines | |
Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 28 ' N , 3 ° 14' E | |
height | 397-544 m | |
surface | 15.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,980 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 63340 | |
INSEE code | 63352 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Germain-Lembron |
Saint-Germain-Lembron is a French commune with 1,980 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the Puy-de-Dôme . Saint-Germain-Lembron is part of the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Brassac-les-Mines (until 2015: canton of Saint-Germain-Lembron ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Germinois .
geography
Saint-Germain-Lembron is nine kilometers south of Issoire on the Couze d'Ardes . Saint-Germain-Lembron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Broc in the north, Le Breuil-sur-Couze in the east, Beaulieu in the east and southeast, Charbonnier-les-Mines in the southeast, Vichel in the south, Collanges in the southwest, Chalus in the west as well Gignat in the northwest.
The A75 autoroute runs along the eastern edge of the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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1,641 | 1,720 | 1,661 | 1,646 | 1,671 | 1,623 | 1,719 | 1,881 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint Germain Church
- Villeneuve Castle
Personalities
- Françoise de Châlus (1734–1821), mistress of Louis XV.