Tauves
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Tauves Taova |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Le Sancy | |
| Community association | Dômes Sancy Artense | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 37' E | |
| height | 636–1,072 m | |
| surface | 33.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 780 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63690 | |
| INSEE code | 63426 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Tauves |
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Tauves ( Occitan : Taova ) is a French municipality with 780 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the department of Puy-de-Dome . It belongs to the canton of Le Sancy (until 2015: canton of Tauves ) in the Arrondissement of Issoire . The inhabitants are called Laquais or Tauvois .
geography
Tauves is about 42 kilometers southwest of Clermont-Ferrand . Tauves is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Avèze in the north, Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne in the northeast, La Tour-d'Auvergne in the east and southeast, Bagnols in the south, Larodde in the southwest and Singles in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,289 | 1,184 | 1.105 | 1.103 | 940 | 863 | 796 | 787 |
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Attractions
- Menhir Pierre des Quatre Curés , Monument historique since 1976
- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century, remodeled in the 15th century, monument historique since 1911
- Chapel of Sainte-Madeleine from the 17th century
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the French municipality of Pia in Occitania and the Italian municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia in the province of Catania (Sicily).
