Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc

Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Commune
Location of Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc
Coordinates: 45°22′09″N 3°38′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Ambert
Canton	Ambert
Intercommunality	Ambert Livradois Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Bourron[1]
Area ^1	24.19 km^2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	170
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63312 /63220
Elevation	820–1,053 m (2,690–3,455 ft) (avg. 845 m or 2,772 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is situated on the D999 road and almost midway between the cities of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Étienne at the heart of the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

The village is surrounded by pine forest with wild mushrooms to be found in the woods during autumn, rolling countryside and it is on the pilgrim trail. 9 km to the south is the mediaeval abbey town of La Chaise-Dieu.

Population

The village has a population of 50 permanent year round residents, which swells to 3-400 during the summer months.

The mayor, elected in 2020, is Olivier Bourron.[1] The annual Fete Patronale is held over the weekend of the third Sunday in July.

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.