Montpensier, Puy-de-Dôme

Montpensier

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Montpensier

Coordinates: 46°02′10″N 3°13′12″E / 46.036°N 3.220°E / 46.036; 3.220Coordinates: 46°02′10″N 3°13′12″E / 46.036°N 3.220°E / 46.036; 3.220
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Riom
Canton Aigueperse
Intercommunality Nord Limagne
Government
  Mayor (2008-2014) Bernard Combes[1]
Area1 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 397
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63240 / 63260
Elevation 346–436 m (1,135–1,430 ft)
(avg. 362 m or 1,188 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.

Montpensier (Montpensièr in Occitan) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne region of central France.

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References

  1. Puy-de-Dôme préfecture website, accessed 8 January 2008
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