Velzic
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Vic-sur-Cère | |
| Community association | Bassin d'Aurillac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 693-1,173 m | |
| surface | 11.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 430 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15590 | |
| INSEE code | 15252 | |
| Website | http://www.velzic.fr/ | |
Velzic ( Occitan is identical), a French site and a community with 430 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Aurillac and the canton of Vic-sur-Cère (until 2015 Aurillac-4 ). The inhabitants are called Velzicois .
location
Velzic belongs to the historic region of Carladès and is located about 13 kilometers northeast of the city center of Aurillac . Velzic is surrounded by the neighboring municipality of Laroquevieille in the north and north-west, Lascelle in the north and north-east, Vic-sur-Cère in the east and south-east, Polminhac in the south and south-east, Saint-Simon in the south and south-west and Marmanhac in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 356 | 326 | 371 | 359 | 364 | 378 | 397 | 400 | 420 |
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Attractions
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin ( Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge ) from the 19th century
- Falhiès tower from the 11th century
- Clavières castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1978
- so-called Huguenot Cave in Fracor
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