Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc

Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Location within Auvergne region Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Ambert
Canton	Canton of Arlanc
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays d'Arlanc
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Besseyrias
Area1	24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	185
• Density	7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	63312 / 63220
Elevation	820–1,053 m (2,690–3,455 ft) (avg. 845 m or 2,772 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-Alyre-d'Arlanc is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

It is situated on the D999 road and almost mid-way between the cities of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Étienne at the heart of the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

The village is surrounded by pine forest with wild mushrooms to be found in the woods during autumn, rolling countryside and it is on the pilgrim trail. 9 km to the south is the mediaeval abbey town of La Chaise-Dieu.

The canton comprises the small hamlets of Chouviaux, Pauly, Bressolles, Bressolettes, La Ferreire, Germalange, Aubepierre, Le Montel, Tremoulet and Chelles.

Population

The village has a population of 50 permanent year round residents, which swells to 3-400 during the summer months.

The mayor, elected in 2008, is Daniel Besseyrias. The annual Fete Patronale is held over the weekend of the third Sunday in July.

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

• INSEE