Vichel (Puy-de-Dôme)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Brassac-les-Mines | |
| Community association | Agglo Pays d'Issoire | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 15' E | |
| height | 466-741 m | |
| surface | 5.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 352 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63340 | |
| INSEE code | 63456 | |
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Vichel is a French municipality with 352 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Brassac-les-Mines (until 2015: canton of Saint-Germain-Lembron ).
geography
Vichel is located about 39 kilometers south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand . Vichel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-Lembron in the north and east, Charbonnier-les-Mines in the east, Moriat in the south and south-east, Saint-Gervazy in the west and south-west and Collanges in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 165 | 176 | 158 | 181 | 213 | 211 | 277 | 313 |
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Attractions
- 14th century church
- Montcelet tower, remnant of the old castle
Web links
Commons : Vichel - collection of images, videos and audio files
