Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Thiers | |
| Canton | Thiers | |
| Community association | Thiers Dore et Montagne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 36' E | |
| height | 500-947 m | |
| surface | 18.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,741 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63550 | |
| INSEE code | 63393 | |
| Website | http://www.saintremysurdurolle.fr/ | |
 View of Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle |
||
Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle is a French commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thiers and the canton of Thiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle ). The commune has 1,741 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) called Saint-Rémois .
Location and traffic
Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle is located about 42 kilometers east-northeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Durolle and on the edge of the Forez mountains . Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Victor-Montvianeix in the north, Palladuc in the east, La Monnerie-le-Montel in the south and southeast, Thiers in the south and west and Paslières in the west. The A89 autoroute runs along the southern edge .
Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle is now part of the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park .
history
In 1908 Palladuc and in 1932 La Monnerie-le-Montel were detached from the municipality of Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,071 | 2,046 | 1,988 | 2.016 | 2,033 | 1.925 | 1,774 | 1,831 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Gothic church from the 15th century
