Bertignat

Bertignat (French pronunciation: ​[bɛʁtiɲa]; Occitan: Bartinhat or Bartinhac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly Auvergne), central France.

Bertignat
Commune
A general view of Bertignat
Location of Bertignat
Bertignat
Bertignat
Coordinates: 45°37′07″N 3°40′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementAmbert
CantonLes Monts du Livradois[1]
IntercommunalityAmbert Livradois Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Pouget[2]
Area
1
24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[3]
455
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63037 /63480
Elevation470–911 m (1,542–2,989 ft)
(avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is bordered along its eastern and northern limits by the river Dore, tributary of the Allier.

Localities

Babylone, le Bateau, les Batisses, Boisset, le Bost de Dore, Bourdelles, le Bourg, Boutonnargue, la Brugière, la Cambuse, le Chalet, Champandelay, le Chassagnon, le Chassaing, Chatelet, Chaussadis, les Claustres, la Collange Basse, le Champ, la Collange Haute, le Combas, le Combat, Conche, Conchette, la Côte de Sauvanis, la Croix du Bost de Dore, Dousson, Espinasse, la Faye, Flouvat, Fonlupt, le Fraisse, la Garde, la Goutte, Goutte-Clos, le Grand Bost, Grand Pré, la Grange, Lenteyras, Malfriat, Mariaux, Marioux, Meaux, le Mas, la Mayoux, Monteilhet, les Moulins, le Perrier, le Petit Bost, Pierre Grosse, Piessat, les Plaines, les Pommerettes, Pont de David (à cheval sur la commune de la Chapelle-Agnon), Pradis, le Prat, Pubrière, le Puy, Puybayou, la Ravanie, la Raze, les Rochades, la Roche, le Roule, le Rourre, Sagne Vert, Sauvanis, les Thuis,

Administration

Since 2014, the Mayor has been Jacques Pouget.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990552—    
1999495−1.20%
2007487−0.20%
2012471−0.67%
2017455−0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

The parish church was classified as a historic monument in 1987. Notable are: a wayside cross in stone from the sixteenth century; and stone alcove of baptismal fonts from the last quarter of the fifteenth century.

See also

References
  1. "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Liste des Maires du Puy-de-Dôme" [List of Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme]. amr63.asso.fr (in French). Association of Rural Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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