Orcines
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (February 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Orcines | |
|---|---|
 Church Orcines | |
 Location of Orcines | |
  Orcines Location within France  Orcines Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 3°00′47″E / 45.7833°N 3.0131°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Orcines |
| Intercommunality | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Morvan[1] |
Area 1 | 42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,609 |
| • Density | 84.46/km2 (218.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63263 /63870 |
| Elevation | 480–1,465 m (1,575–4,806 ft) (avg. 836 m or 2,743 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orcines (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsin] ⓘ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.
Geography
[edit]Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,814 | — |
| 1975 | 2,104 | +2.14% |
| 1982 | 2,516 | +2.59% |
| 1990 | 2,873 | +1.67% |
| 1999 | 3,067 | +0.73% |
| 2007 | 3,238 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 3,296 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 3,388 | +0.55% |
| 2023 | 3,609 | +1.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
People
[edit]- Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
- The population in this village is relatively older than the average in France (see French article).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
[edit]
- Official Website (in French)
| National | |
|---|---|
| Geographic | |
 | This Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |