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.
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 Beaumont with the dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme in the background | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Beaumont  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°45′09″N 3°05′01″E / 45.7525°N 3.0836°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
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Personalities
editBorn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaumont, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Town hall website (in French)
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