Bertignat

Bertignat
Entering the village
Bertignat
Location within Auvergne region  Bertignat
Coordinates: 45°37′07″N 3°40′54″E / 45.6186°N 3.6817°ECoordinates: 45°37′07″N 3°40′54″E / 45.6186°N 3.6817°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Ambert
Canton	Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine
Intercommunality	Haut-Livradois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claudette Imbault
Area^1	24.31 km^2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	485
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	63037 / 63480
Elevation	470–911 m (1,542–2,989 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 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.

Bertignat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

The commune is bordered along its eastern and northern limits by the river Dore, tributary of the river Allier.

Localities

Babylone, le Bateau, les Batisses, Boisset, le Bost de Dore, Bourdelles, le Bourg, Boutonnargue, la Brugière, la Cambuse, le Chalet, Champandelay, le Chassagnon, le Chassaing, Chatelet, Chaussadis, les Claustres, la Collange Basse, le Champ, la Collange Haute, le Combas, le Combat, Conche, Conchette, la Côte de Sauvanis, la Croix du Bost de Dore, Dousson, Espinasse, la Faye, Flouvat, Fonlupt, le Fraisse, la Garde, la Goutte, Goutte-Clos, le Grand Bost, Grand Pré, la Grange, Lenteyras, Malfriat, Mariaux, Marioux, Meaux, le Mas, la Mayoux, Monteilhet, les Moulins, le Perrier, le Petit Bost, Pierre Grosse, Piessat, les Plaines, les Pommerettes, Pont de David (à cheval sur la commune de la Chapelle-Agnon), Pradis, le Prat, Pubrière, le Puy, Puybayou, la Ravanie, la Raze, les Rochades, la Roche, le Roule, le Rourre, Sagne Vert, Sauvanis, les Thuis,

Administration

Since March 2008, the Mayor has been Claudette Imbault, a retired education official.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1990	552	—
1999	495	−10.3%
2006	488	−1.4%
2009	485	−0.6%

Sights

The parish church was classified as a historic monument in 1987. Notable are: a wayside cross in stone from the sixteenth century; and stone alcove of baptismal fonts from the last quarter of the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

• INSEE