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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Alleuze
Commune
The Château d'AlleuzeThe Château d'Alleuze
Location of Alleuze
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Coordinates: 44°57′47″N 3°05′11″E / 44.9631°N 3.0864°E / 44.9631; 3.0864
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementSaint-Flour
CantonNeuvéglise-sur-Truyère
IntercommunalitySaint-Flour Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Rouffiac
Area22.85 km (8.82 sq mi)
Population225
 • Density9.8/km (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code15002 /15100
Elevation740–1,004 m (2,428–3,294 ft)
(avg. 870 m or 2,850 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alleuze (French pronunciation: [aløz]; Occitan: Alueisa) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.

Geography

Alleuze is located some 7 km due south of Saint-Flour on the edge of the Planèze plateau. Access to the commune is by a number of minor roads including the D48 from Lavastrie in the west changing to the D40 in the commune then passing north through a circuitous route in the heart of the commune to the village and continuing north-west to the hamlet of Barry before continuing north to Saint-Flour. There is also the D116 from the village to the north-west. The eastern and north-eastern borders of the commune consist of the lake formed by the Barrage of Grandval which was formed from the Truyère river. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Barry and Vedrines. Much of the commune is farmland but with considerable forests next to the lake and in the south.

Numerous streams rise in the commune and flow eastwards to the Barrage of Grandval Lake. These include the Ruisseau de Larcher, the Alleuze, the Ruisseau de la Bastide, the Ruissseau de la Barge, the Ruisseau de Labaisse, the Ruisseau de Mouguenoux, the Ruyisseau de Sartio, and the Ruisseau de Levert.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Places adjacent to Alleuze
Villedieu Saint-Flour Anglards-de-Saint-Flour
Sériers Alleuze Chaliers
Lavastrie Fridefont Faverolles

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors

From To Name Party
2001 2026 Michel Rouffiac UDI

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 281—    
1975 259−1.16%
1982 240−1.08%
1990 219−1.14%
1999 193−1.39%
2007 206+0.82%
2012 208+0.19%
2017 216+0.76%
Source: INSEE

Culture and heritage

Château d'Alleuze

Civil heritage

  • The Remains of a fortified Chateau (1411) are registered as an historical monument. It overlooks the gorges of the Truyère river.
Other sites of interest

Religious heritage

Chapel of Saint-Illide

The commune has two religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Wayside Cross (15th century)
  • The Church of Saint Illide (12th century)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093431 Remains of a fortified Chateau (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA15000045 Wayside Cross (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093432 Church of Saint Illide (in French)

External links

Communes of the Cantal department
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