Apchon
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Coat of arms of Apchon Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
| Intercommunality | Pays Gentiane |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emeric Pouget[1] |
Area 1 | 12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15009 /15400 |
| Elevation | 833–1,143 m (2,733–3,750 ft) (avg. 1,060 m or 3,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Apchon (French pronunciation: [apʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Apchon is located some 80 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand, 25 km north-west of Murat, and 30 km south-east of Bort-les-Orgues. Access is by the D3 road from Riom-ès-Montagnes in the north-west passing through the north of the commune to Murat in the south-east. Access to the village is by the D49 which branches off the D3 north-east of the commune and passes through the village then south to Saint-Hippolyte. There is also the D249 from the village south-west to join the D263 south of Collandres. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of La Ribeyre and La Vidal along the D3, and Brechailles on the north-east. Apart from some patches of forest in the north the commune is entirely farmland.
The Petite Rhue river flows from south to north through the commune and continues to join the Grande Rhue river at Coindre. The Ruisseau de Brechailles flows from the south-east to join the Petite Rhue north of the D3. The Ruisseau de Mazeyres rises in the south of the commune and flows into the Petite Rhue on the left bank. Several small streams rise in the west of the commune and flow north-west eventually joining and flowing into the Veronne.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
[edit | edit source]Heraldry
[edit | edit source]| The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.
Blazon:
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Administration
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List of successive mayors[3]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2020 | Pierre Pouget |
| 2020 | 2026 | Emeric Pouget |
Population
[edit | edit source]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Apchonnais or Apchonnaises in French.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 455 | — |
| 1975 | 352 | −3.60% |
| 1982 | 313 | −1.66% |
| 1990 | 257 | −2.43% |
| 1999 | 242 | −0.67% |
| 2007 | 207 | −1.93% |
| 2012 | 205 | −0.19% |
| 2017 | 186 | −1.93% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sites and monuments
[edit | edit source]The Château fort d'Apchon (12th century)File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg is registered as an historical monument.[6]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- An Altar, Retable, and Statue (17th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[7]
- An Altar, Retable, 2 Statues, and a Bust-Reliquary (17th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[8]
- An Altar, Retable, and 2 Group Sculptures (17th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[9]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[10]
- A Retable in the main Altar (18th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[11]
- 2 Sarcophagii (11th century)File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[12]
Views of Apchon
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Parish church -
Church interior -
Ruins of the castle (built between 1408 and 1422) -
View of the village from the castle
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 15 - Cantal, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA15000047 Château fort d'Apchon (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000056 Altar, Retable, and Statue (in French)File:Camera aabb.svg
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000055 Altar, Retable, 2 Statues, and a Bust-Reliquary (in French)File:Camera aabb.svg
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000054 Altar, Retable, and 2 Group Sculptures (in French)File:Camera aabb.svg
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000053 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)File:Camera aabb.svg
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000052 Retable in the main Altar (in French)File:Camera aabb.svg
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM15000051 2 Sarcophagii (in French)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Apchon on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Apchon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Apchon on the 1750 Cassini Map
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