Saint-Genès-la-Tourette

Saint-Genès-la-Tourette
Saint-Genès-la-Tourette

Coordinates: 45°31′N 3°28′E / 45.51°N 3.47°E / 45.51; 3.47Coordinates: 45°31′N 3°28′E / 45.51°N 3.47°E / 45.51; 3.47
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Issoire
Canton Sauxillanges
Intercommunality Pays de Sauxillanges
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Pierre-Luc Fraisse
Area1 18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 188
  Density 10/km2 (26/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63348 / 63580
Elevation 639–1,046 m (2,096–3,432 ft)
(avg. 790 m or 2,590 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.
Ancient farm in the Maredon hamlet.

Saint-Genès-la-Tourette is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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