Châtel-Guyon
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Châtel-Guyon (French: [ʃɑtɛl ɡɥijɔ̃]; Auvergnat: Chastel Guion) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[4]
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Châtel-Guyon
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Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 3°03′54″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Riom |
Canton | Châtel-Guyon[1] |
Intercommunality | CA Riom Limagne et Volcans |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Bonnichon[2] |
Area 1 | 14.06 km2 (5.43 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 6,294 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Châtelguyonnais or Brayauds |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 63103 /63140 |
Elevation | 374–721 m (1,227–2,365 ft) |
Website | www.chatel-guyon.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Prior to June 2008 it was officially known as Châtelguyon,[5] the change in the official styling being an adoption of its colloquial spelling,[6] as, for example, used by Guy de Maupassant in his 1884 short story, "Le tic".[7]