Volvic
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Volvic
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| Coordinates: 45°52′16″N 3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°ECoordinates: 45°52′16″N 3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Riom-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Volvic–Sources et Volcans |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Mohand Hamoumou |
| Area1 | 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,698 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63470 /63530 |
| Elevation | 392–998 m (1,286–3,274 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Volvic (French pronunciation: [vɔlˈvik]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.
Volvic is twinned with:
Château de Tournoël in Volvic
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