Pontaumur | |
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 The church in Pontaumur | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pontaumur  | |
  Pontaumur  Pontaumur | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′08″N 2°40′30″E / 45.869°N 2.675°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Saint-Ours |
| Intercommunality | CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Carrias[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 649 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63283 /63380 |
| Elevation | 525–755 m (1,722–2,477 ft) (avg. 536 m or 1,759 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontaumur (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tomyʁ]) is a village and commune located 41 kilometres west from Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.[3]
Since 2004, its church has been home to a replica of the organ at Arnstadt, on which Johann Sebastian Bach played.[4] Initially launched to raise funds for the organ, the Festival Bach en Combrailles takes place every summer in Pontaumur and neighbouring villages, celebrating Bach's music.[5]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Un orgue pour les Combrailles".
- ^ "Histoire | Bach en Combrailles". Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2017-06-21.