Lezoux
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The town hall in Lezoux | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lezoux | |
Lezoux Lezoux | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′42″N 3°22′51″E / 45.8283°N 3.3808°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Thiers |
| Canton | Lezoux |
| Intercommunality | Entre Dore et Allier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Cosson[1] |
Area 1 | 34.69 km2 (13.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,468 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63195 /63190 |
| Elevation | 317–421 m (1,040–1,381 ft) (avg. 351 m or 1,152 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lezoux (French pronunciation: [ləzu]; Occitan: Lesós) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It was a key location in the filming of the 2004 film Les Choristes (The Chorus).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,038 | — |
| 1975 | 4,632 | +1.98% |
| 1982 | 4,747 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 4,819 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 4,957 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 5,508 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 5,670 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 6,152 | +1.65% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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