Heume-l'Église
| Heume-l'Église | |
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  Heume-l'Église | |
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Location within Auvergne region  Heume-l'Église | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′13″N 2°44′03″E / 45.7203°N 2.7342°ECoordinates: 45°43′13″N 2°44′03″E / 45.7203°N 2.7342°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Rochefort-Montagne |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Rochefort-Montagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Boyer |
| Area1 | 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 116 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63176 / 63210 |
| Elevation |
797–1,015 m (2,615–3,330 ft) (avg. 935 m or 3,068 ft) |
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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. | |
Heume-l'Église is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
The village mainly consists of a collection of farmhouses, it is a small rural community with approx. 160 occupants. The word "Eglise" translates into "church", there is a church in Heume l'Eglise which served as church for the entire rural community in the surrounding area.
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