Tortebesse
Tortebesse | |
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 Location of Tortebesse | |
  Tortebesse Location within France  Tortebesse Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′55″N 2°39′07″E / 45.7319°N 2.6519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Saint-Ours |
| Intercommunality | CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Yannick Bony |
Area 1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 987 m (3,238 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 777 m (2,549 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 80 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63433 /63470 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tortebesse (French pronunciation: [tɔʁtəbɛs]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Since 2026, a large wind farm called Eoliennes de Tortebesse is connected to the grid. There are 15 Vestas V110 wind turbines with a total capacity of 32.4 MW. An annual output of approximately 78 GWh is expected.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ https://www.iwr.de/ticker/frankreichs-windkraftleistung-erreicht-25-500-mw-vsb-frankreich-bringt-windpark-eoliennes-de-tortebesse-ans-netz-artikel8030 (20 January 2026)
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