Cournon-d'Auvergne

Cournon-d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [kuʁnɔ̃ dovɛʁɲ]; Auvergnat: Cornon d'Auvèrnhe) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Clermont-Ferrand, the prefecture and largest city of Puy-de-Dôme.

Cournon-d'Auvergne
Commune
Panoramic view of Cournon-d'Auvergne
Coat of arms
Location of Cournon-d'Auvergne
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Coordinates: 45°44′32″N 3°11′50″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Cournon-d'Auvergne
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Rage[1]
Area 1	18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	20,193
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63124 /63800
Elevation	314–542 m (1,030–1,778 ft) (avg. 352 m or 1,155 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. 1793 2,124 —     1800 2,155 +0.21% 1806 2,591 +3.12% 1821 2,789 +0.49% 1831 2,664 −0.46% 1836 2,667 +0.02% 1841 2,607 −0.45% 1846 2,610 +0.02% 1851 2,539 −0.55% 1856 2,511 −0.22% 1861 2,522 +0.09% 1866 2,544 +0.17% 1872 2,413 −0.88% 1876 2,348 −0.68% 1881 2,270 −0.67% 1886 2,207 −0.56% 1891 2,261 +0.48% 1896 2,075 −1.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,811 −2.68% 1906 1,683 −1.46% 1911 1,503 −2.24% 1921 1,552 +0.32% 1926 1,691 +1.73% 1931 1,584 −1.30% 1936 1,474 −1.43% 1946 1,616 +0.92% 1954 2,061 +3.09% 1962 3,135 +5.38% 1968 5,587 +10.11% 1975 12,583 +12.30% 1982 16,949 +4.35% 1990 19,156 +1.54% 1999 18,866 −0.17% 2007 18,501 −0.24% 2012 19,223 +0.77% 2017 20,043 +0.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Twin towns

• Lichtenfels, Germany, since 1992
• Ariccia, Italy, since 4 March 2000

Ameneties

According to the cities official website^[5], Cournon-d'Auvergne offers four nursery schools, four elementary schools, and two colleges for its inhabitants, as of 2024. The city host four municipal gymnasiums, a skatepark, and a sports park with two stadiums. The city also hosts multiple events such as sports and music festivals and a farmers market on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

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. 13 September 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 Cournon-d'Auvergne, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. https://www.cournon-auvergne.fr/ma-ville/bienvenue/