Saint-Germain-l'Herm
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Ambert | |
| Canton | Les Monts du Livradois | |
| Community association | Ambert Livradois Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 28 ' N , 3 ° 33' E | |
| height | 860-1,135 m | |
| surface | 36.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63630 | |
| INSEE code | 63353 | |
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Saint-Germain-l'Herm is a French municipality with 487 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 Ambert and the canton of Les Monts du Livradois (until 2015: canton of Saint-Germain-l'Herm ).
geography
Saint-Germain-l'Herm is located about 61 kilometers south-east of Clermont-Ferrand in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park on the upper reaches of the Doulon River . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Germain-l'Herm are Aix-la-Fayette in the north, Fournols in the north and northeast, Chambon-sur-Dolore in the northeast, Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel in the east, and Saint-Bonnet-le-Bourg in the East and south-east, Fayet-Ronaye in the south, Peslières in the south-west, Sainte-Catherine in the west and south-west, Le Vernet-Chaméane with Vernet-la-Varenne in the west and Saint-Genès-la-Tourette in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 912 | 907 | 741 | 651 | 533 | 515 | 530 | 484 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Germain church from the 11th century, renovations from the 15th century, monument historique since 1955
- Montboissier Castle
