Vebret

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Vebret
Vebret (France)
Vebret
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Ydes
Community association Sumène Artense
Coordinates 45 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  E
height 425-727 m
surface 24.43 km 2
Residents 506 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15240
INSEE code
Website www.vebret.fr

Town hall (Mairie) of Vebret

Vebret ( Occitan identical) is a French municipality with 506 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mauriac and the canton of Ydes (until 2015: canton of Saignes ).

geography

Vebret is located in the northwestern foothills of the Monts du Cantal massif, about 45 kilometers north of Aurillac . The Rhue limits the municipality to the north. Vebret is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bort-les-Orgues in the north, Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal in the north-east, Antignac in the east, La Monselie in the south-east, Le Monteil in the south, Saignes in the south-west and Ydes in the west and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 630 578 524 559 533 503 468 497
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis church from the 12th century, monument historique
  • Couzan Castle, Monument historique since 1994
Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis church

Web links

Commons : Vebret  - collection of images, videos and audio files