Brassac-les-Mines

Also known as Barçac, Barçac las Minas, Brassac, Brassac les Mines

Brassac-les-Mines (; Auvergnat: Braçac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is the seat of the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.

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Brassac-les-Mines is a commune in France, situated within the Puy-de-Dôme department and the arrondissement of Issoire. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and serves as the capital of the canton of Brassac-les-Mines. The municipality is located near the Allier river and shares borders with Auzat-la-Combelle, Sainte-Florine, Vézézoux, and Beaulieu.

The area of the commune is 7.2 square kilometers, with an elevation of 533 meters above sea level. Population records indicate a total of 3,478 residents, comprising 1,485 males and 1,826 females, while another source lists the population as 3,570. The postal code for the area is 63570. Brassac-les-Mines maintains twinning agreements with Lollar and Cembra.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Brassac-les-Mines is referenced by 480 other articles, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Puy-de-Dôme.

Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Brassac-les-Mines
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Population: 3,570

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Key facts

French commune.name: Brassac-les-Mines
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Brassac-les-Mines (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
French commune.image: BrassaclesMinesdepuisMarnant.jpg
French commune.caption: View of the town from Marnat.
French commune.arrondissement: Issoire
French commune.canton: Brassac-les-Mines
French commune.intercommunality: Agglo Pays d'Issoire
French commune.mayor: Fabien Besseyre
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.elevation m: 409
French commune.elevation min m: 395
French commune.elevation max m: 533
French commune.area km2: 7.20
French commune.INSEE: 63050
French commune.postal code: 63570

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Official website

Mairie de Brassac-les-Mines | Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Brassac-les-Mines

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Brassac
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Issoire
Population: 3412
Area: 7.2
Elevation: 438
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Allier
Capital of: canton of Brassac-les-Mines
Shares border with: Jumeaux
Official website: brassaclesmines.fr
Image: BrassaclesMinesdepuisMarnant.jpg

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Commons category: Brassac-les-Mines
postal code: 63570
associated electoral district: canton of Brassac-les-Mines
male population: 1485
female population: 1826
twinned administrative body: Cembra
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-73-54-30-88
fax number: +33-4-73-54-31-67

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Brassac-les-Mines (; Auvergnat: Braçac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is the seat of the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.

Tango composer Pablo Caliero was born in Brassac-les-Mines.

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