Arconsat

Arconsat (French pronunciation: [aʁkɔ̃sa]; Occitan: Riconçac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It also qualifies itself as "World home of the Saucisse de choux d'Arconsat".

Arconsat
Commune
The town hall in Arconsat
Coat of arms
Location of Arconsat
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Coordinates: 45°53′23″N 3°42′50″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Thiers
Canton	Thiers[1]
Intercommunality	Thiers Dore et Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Eric Garret[2]
Area 1	22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]	576
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63008 /63250
Elevation	631–1,287 m (2,070–4,222 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1876	1,237	—
1921	1,005	−0.46%
1962	787	−0.59%
1968	815	+0.58%
1975	782	−0.59%
1982	779	−0.05%
1990	724	−0.91%
1999	717	−0.11%
2007	659	−1.05%
2012	633	−0.80%
2017	604	−0.93%
2022	576	−0.94%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department