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Apchon
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Apchon is a commune in France, situated within the Cantal department and the arrondissement of Mauriac. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is part of the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes. The municipality shares borders with Cheylade, Collandres, Marchastel, and Riom-ès-Montagnes. Its official postal code is 15400.
The area of Apchon is 12.43 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 1143 meters. It is located within the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 455 residents and another citing 242. The official website for the commune is www.apchon.fr.
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Place details
- Locality
- Apchon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 242
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Apchon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- View of Apchon (4).jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Apchon, seen from the château
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Apchon 15.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mauriac
- French commune.canton
- Riom-ès-Montagnes
- French commune.INSEE
- 15009
- French commune.postal code
- 15400
- French commune.mayor
- Emeric Pouget
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays Gentiane
- French commune.elevation m
- 1060
- French commune.elevation min m
- 833
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1143
- French commune.area km2
- 12.43
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Official website
Apchon dans le Cantal - Site officiel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Apchon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mauriac
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 177
- Area
- 12.43
- Elevation
- 1003
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Hippolyte
- Official website
- www.apchon.fr
- Image
- FR-15-Apchon3.JPG
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- Commons category
- Apchon
- postal code
- 15400
- associated electoral district
- canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes
- male population
- 95
- female population
- 91
- located in protected area
- Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-78-03-98
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Population
- Sites and monuments
- Views of Apchon
- See also
- References
- External links
Apchon () is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
==Geography== 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.
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