Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière

Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière
Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière
Location within Auvergne region Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Ambert
Canton	Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine
Intercommunality	Haut-Livradois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Luc Coupat
Area1	12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	62
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	63337 / 63890
Elevation	854–1,118 m (2,802–3,668 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It is a member commune of the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

Geography

The commune Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière contains the following localities: Les Amouillaux, Le Bourg, La Faye (shared with the commune of Échandelys), Le Griffol, Montgheol, Montgrain, Le Redondet, Sagne Neyre, Les Salles and La Vaisse (shared with the commune of Auzelles).

It borders on the following communes:

• In the canton of Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine
  • Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine
• In the canton of Cunlhat
  • Auzelles
• In the canton of Saint-Germain-l'Herm
  • Échandelys
  • Fournols

Population history

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	550	—
1846	604	+9.8%
1881	411	−32.0%
1901	351	−14.6%
1921	293	−16.5%
1946	172	−41.3%
1962	113	−34.3%
1982	58	−48.7%
1990	54	−6.9%
1999	59	+9.3%
2006	63	+6.8%
Source: EHESS

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

• INSEE commune file