Dinosaur (puy-de-dôme)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Le Sancy | |
| Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 3' E | |
| height | 122-253 m | |
| surface | 8.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 270 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63320 | |
| INSEE code | 63409 | |
 Village square with church |
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Dinosaur is a French commune of 270 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the Canton of Le Sancy .
geography
The village is located on the right bank of the Couze Pavin River , about 25 kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand and 15 kilometers west of Issoire , just outside the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . To the north of the town center rises the summit Puy de Roche Courbière (874 m), in the southeast the volcanic cone of Brionnet (927 m).
Neighboring municipalities of Saurier are Creste in the north, Saint-Floret in the east, Courgoule in the south and Saint-Diéry in the west.
Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Radegonde de Saurier ( Monument historique )
- Saurier Castle from the 16th to 18th centuries (Monument historique)
- City gate and medieval bridge over the Couze Pavin (Monument historique)
- Salt water springs are on the left bank of the river, above the medieval bridge.
- Brionnet volcanic cone with the Notre Dame du Mont Carmel , an originally Romanesque chapel from the 17th and 19th centuries, built on basalt columns ("organs"). It contains a Madonna and Child from the 16th century (Monument historique).
Web links
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