Vèze

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Vèze
Vèze
Vèze (France)
Vèze
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Murat
Community association Hautes Terres
Coordinates 45 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E
height 871-1,372 m
surface 25.46 km 2
Residents 56 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15160
INSEE code 15256

Věže ( Occitan : same name) is a French municipality with 56 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour .

geography

Vèze is located around 27 kilometers north-north-west of the small town of Saint-Flour within the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The main bodies of water are the Sianne River and Lac de la Terrisse . The most important traffic connection is the national route 122 , which passes a few kilometers away . The closest stop is Allanche on bus line 17 Neussargues - Bort-Les-Orgues.

Vèze is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Anzat-le-Luguet (already in the Puy-de-Dôme department) in the north, Molèdes in the east, Allanche in the south and southwest and Pradiers in the west.

history

Historically, the commune belongs to the Cézallier region within the Auvergne. Vèze belonged to the Murat district from 1793 to 1801 and was part of the Allanche canton from 1793 to 2015 .

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1831 1841 1846 1881 1906 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 698 504 667 707 637 687 536 625 262 235 198 159 139 100 71 66
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Caprais village church from the 13th century
  • Bridge from Roman times
  • Lake La de la Terrisse with a nearby waterfall
  • Sianne river valley with fish pond
  • the vast Bois de Chamalières forest to the south of the commune

  • Saint-Caprais village church

  • Lac de la Terrisse

  • Village fountain in Vèze

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of sights ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cezallier.org

Web links

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