Siran (Cantal)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Saint-Paul-des-Landes | |
| Community association | Châtaigneraie Cantalienne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 8' E | |
| height | 347-699 m | |
| surface | 50.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 476 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15150 | |
| INSEE code | 15228 | |
Siran is a French commune with 476 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .
geography
The nearest major city is Aurillac , thirty kilometers away. Siran is the westernmost commune in the Cantal department. The municipality borders the Corrèze department to the north and the Lot department to the west .
Attractions
- Romanesque chapel from the 15th century
- Wall paintings from the 15th and 17th centuries
- lock
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 775 | 721 | 705 | 650 | 606 | 529 | 517 | 483 |
Personalities
- Marius Maziers (1915–2008), Archbishop of Bordeaux
Web links
Commons : Siran - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on Cantalpassion.com ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
