Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme

Beaumont (Auvergnat: Biaumont) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The commune lies to the south of the dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme (10 km from the commune and the city) which is clearly visible, including the telecommunication antennas that sit on its top.

Beaumont
Commune
Beaumont with the dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme in the background
Coat of arms
Location of Beaumont
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Coordinates: 45°45′09″N 3°05′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Beaumont
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Cuzin[1]
Area 1	4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	10,650
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63032 /63110
Elevation	393–518 m (1,289–1,699 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
Website	beaumont63.fr
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. 1793 1,465 —     1800 1,642 +1.64% 1806 1,796 +1.51% 1821 1,856 +0.22% 1831 1,858 +0.01% 1836 1,953 +1.00% 1841 1,820 −1.40% 1846 1,919 +1.06% 1851 1,846 −0.77% 1856 1,741 −1.16% 1861 1,686 −0.64% 1866 1,563 −1.50% 1872 1,515 −0.52% 1876 1,439 −1.28% 1881 1,479 +0.55% 1886 1,474 −0.07% 1891 1,404 −0.97% 1896 1,388 −0.23%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,302 −1.27% 1906 1,251 −0.80% 1911 1,328 +1.20% 1921 1,578 +1.74% 1926 2,345 +8.24% 1931 2,779 +3.45% 1936 2,780 +0.01% 1946 3,723 +2.96% 1954 4,405 +2.12% 1962 6,297 +4.57% 1968 6,930 +1.61% 1975 7,580 +1.29% 1982 8,023 +0.81% 1990 9,465 +2.09% 1999 10,741 +1.42% 2007 11,209 +0.53% 2012 10,933 −0.50% 2017 10,787 −0.27%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

Born in Beaumont:

• Audrey Tautou (9 August 1976), actress
• Annelise Hesme (born 11 May 1976), actress
• Aurélien Rougerie (born 24 September 1980), rugby union player, member of the French national team

See also

• 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. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaumont, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Town hall website (in French)