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Volvic () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Volvic is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Riom. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is part of the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne. The town borders Chanat-la-Mouteyre, Charbonnières-les-Varennes, Enval, and Malauzat. Its postal code is 63530, and it is associated with the cantons of Châtel-Guyon and Riom-Ouest.

The commune covers an area of 27.78 square kilometers. According to one source, its population is 4,883, comprising 2,242 males and 2,245 females, while another source lists the population as 4,456. Volvic is twinned with Kirriemuir and Unterschneidheim.

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Place details

Locality
Volvic
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
4,456
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Volvic
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Commune de Volvic.jpg
French commune.caption
A general view of Volvic
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Riom
French commune.canton
Châtel-Guyon
French commune.INSEE
63470
French commune.postal code
63530
French commune.mayor
Laurent Thevenot
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Riom Limagne et Volcans
French commune.elevation m
500
French commune.elevation min m
392
French commune.elevation max m
998
French commune.area km2
27.78

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Volvic
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Population
4883
Area
27.78
Elevation
641
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Chanat-la-Mouteyre
Official website
www.ville-volvic.fr
Image
Commune de Volvic.jpg
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Commons category
Volvic
postal code
63530
topic's main category
Category:Volvic
associated electoral district
canton of Riom-Ouest
male population
2242
female population
2245
twinned administrative body
Unterschneidheim
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-73-33-50-38
fax number
+33-4-73-33-73-98
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Volvic () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Volvic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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