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Brassac-les-Mines

Coordinates: 45°24′53″N 3°19′47″E / 45.4147°N 3.3297°E / 45.4147; 3.3297
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Brassac-les-Mines
View of the town from Marnat.
View of the town from Marnat.
Coat of arms of Brassac-les-Mines
Location of Brassac-les-Mines
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Brassac-les-Mines is located in France
Brassac-les-Mines
Brassac-les-Mines
Brassac-les-Mines is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brassac-les-Mines
Brassac-les-Mines
Coordinates: 45°24′53″N 3°19′47″E / 45.4147°N 3.3297°E / 45.4147; 3.3297
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonBrassac-les-Mines
IntercommunalityAgglo Pays d'Issoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Besseyre[1]
Area
1
7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,376
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63050 /63570
Elevation395–533 m (1,296–1,749 ft)
(avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft)
Websitewww.brassaclesmines.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brassac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [bʁasak le min]; Auvergnat: Braçac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is the seat of the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.[3]

Tango composer Pablo Caliero was born in Brassac-les-Mines.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,685—    
1975 4,040+1.32%
1982 3,883−0.56%
1990 3,446−1.48%
1999 3,249−0.65%
2009 3,271+0.07%
2014 3,294+0.14%
2020 3,373+0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Décret n° 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE