Orcines

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Orcines
Commune
Church Orcines
Location of Orcines
Orcines Location within France Show map of France Orcines Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 3°00′47″E / 45.7833°N 3.0131°E / 45.7833; 3.0131
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Orcines
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Morvan
Area 1	42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation	836 m (2,743 ft)
Highest elevation	1,465 m (4,806 ft)
Lowest elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2023)	3,609
• Density	84.46/km2 (218.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63263 /63870
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orcines (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsin] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.

Geography

Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.

Population

People

• Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
• The population in this village is relatively older than the average in France (see French article).

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

External links

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• Official Website (in French)

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