Volvic | |
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 A general view of Volvic | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Volvic  | |
  Volvic  Volvic | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′16″N 3°02′16″E / 45.8711°N 3.0378°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Châtel-Guyon |
| Intercommunality | CA Riom Limagne et Volcans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Thevenot[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,740 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63470 /63530 |
| Elevation | 392–998 m (1,286–3,274 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Volvic (French pronunciation: [vɔlˈvik]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.[3]
The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.[4]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-10-31.