Aigueperse, Puy-de-Dôme

Aigueperse (French pronunciation: [ɛɡpɛʁs]; Auvergnat: Guiparsa) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.^[3]

Aigueperse
Commune
The town hall in Aigueperse
Coat of arms
Location of Aigueperse
Aigueperse Show map of France Aigueperse Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°01′24″N 3°12′11″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Aigueperse
Intercommunality	Plaine Limagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Chaput[1]
Area 1	10.50 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,736
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63001 /63260
Elevation	338–422 m (1,109–1,385 ft) (avg. 356 m or 1,168 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,273	—
1975	2,680	+2.38%
1982	2,734	+0.29%
1990	2,534	−0.95%
1999	2,504	−0.13%
2007	2,522	+0.09%
2012	2,630	+0.84%
2017	2,732	+0.76%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

Aigueperse was the birthplace of:

• Michel de l'Hôpital (c. 1505–1573), statesman
• Jacques Delille (1738–1813), poet, said to be a descendant of the former

See also

• Château de la Canière
• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website
• aigueperse.net Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)