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Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Issoire
Subprefecture and commune
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Location of Issoire
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Coordinates: 45°32′42″N 3°14′59″E / 45.545°N 3.2497°E / 45.545; 3.2497
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonIssoire
IntercommunalityAgglo Pays d'Issoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Barraud
Area19.69 km (7.60 sq mi)
Population15,078
 • Density770/km (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code63178 /63500
Elevation360–560 m (1,180–1,840 ft)
(avg. 386 m or 1,266 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Issoire (French pronunciation: [iswaʁ]; Auvergnat: Issoire, Ussoire) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

Issoire is located on the river Couze, near its confluence with the Allier, 40 km (25 mi) SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway to Nîmes. Issoire is situated in one of the fertile plains of the Petites Limagnes—basins that follow the Allier from its source in the Massif Central to the Grande Limagne north of Clermont-Ferrand and on to the Loire.

Saint-Austremoine church.

Climate

On average, Issoire experiences 67.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 2.1 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 5.8 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 30.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 7 July 2015, while the record low temperature was −17.6 °C (0.3 °F) on 30 January 2005.

Climate data for Issoire, France, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		30.6
(87.1) 		33.9
(93.0) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.1
(104.2) 		34.8
(94.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		19.1
(66.4) 		40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		25.4
(77.7) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.5
(81.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		17.7
(63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		7.7
(45.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		12.0
(53.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.1
(31.8) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		1.9
(35.4) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		3.5
(38.3) 		0.6
(33.1) 		6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F) −17.6
(0.3) 		−17.1
(1.2) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−10.8
(12.6) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.3
(39.7) 		2.2
(36.0) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−17.6
(0.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.9
(1.10) 		23.3
(0.92) 		32.2
(1.27) 		54.2
(2.13) 		76.3
(3.00) 		63.2
(2.49) 		62.2
(2.45) 		71.2
(2.80) 		53.5
(2.11) 		59.6
(2.35) 		54.8
(2.16) 		32.3
(1.27) 		610.7
(24.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.7 6.2 7.3 8.1 9.5 7.5 7.8 8.0 6.6 8.1 9.2 6.5 91.5
Source: Meteociel

History

Issoire (Iciodurum) is said to have been founded by the Arverni, and in Roman times rose to some reputation for its schools. In the 5th century the Christian community established there by Stremonius in the same century was overthrown by the fury of the Vandals.

During the religious wars of the Reformation, Issoire suffered very severely. Merle, the leader of the Protestants, captured the town in 1574, and treated the inhabitants with great cruelty. The Roman Catholics retook it in 1577, and the ferocity of their retaliation may be inferred from the inscription "Ici fut Issoire" ("Here was Issoire") carved on a pillar which was raised on the site of the town. In the contest between the Leaguers and Henry IV, Issoire sustained further sieges, and never wholly regained its early prosperity.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 11,886—    
1975 13,673+2.02%
1982 13,674+0.00%
1990 13,559−0.11%
1999 13,773+0.17%
2007 13,996+0.20%
2012 14,296+0.43%
2017 14,822+0.73%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Voxan motorcycles were manufactured at Issoire. Also, tourists often visit the village to see the church of Saint-Austremoine.

Sights

The church of Saint-Austremoine is built on the site of an older chapel raised over the tomb of St. Austremoine (Stremonius), and affords an excellent specimen of the Romanesque architecture of Auvergne. There is also a clock tower and the museum of the philosopher's stone.

People born in Issoire

Twin towns

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. INSEE commune file
  4. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Issoire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 886.
  5. ^ "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Issoire". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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