La Roche-Blanche, Puy-de-Dôme
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Roche-Blanche (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ blɑ̃ʃ] ; Occitan: La Ròcha Blancha) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.[3]
La Roche-Blanche | |
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Coordinates: 45°42′04″N 3°07′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
Canton | Les Martres-de-Veyre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Roussel[1] |
Area 1 | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,436 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 63302 /63670 |
Elevation | 348–744 m (1,142–2,441 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,403 | — |
1975 | 1,903 | +4.45% |
1982 | 2,262 | +2.50% |
1990 | 2,664 | +2.07% |
1999 | 2,917 | +1.01% |
2007 | 3,194 | +1.14% |
2012 | 3,192 | −0.01% |
2017 | 3,422 | +1.40% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The commune is twinned with:
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