Ardes

Ardes (French pronunciation: [aʁd]; Auvergnat: Ardes de Cosa) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is in the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.^[3]

Ardes
Commune
The town hall in Ardes
Coat of arms
Location of Ardes
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Coordinates: 45°24′16″N 3°07′38″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Brassac-les-Mines
Intercommunality	Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Therme[1]
Area 1	16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	599
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63009 /63420
Elevation	485–1,039 m (1,591–3,409 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 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.
1881	1,394	—
1962	807	−0.67%
1968	812	+0.10%
1975	747	−1.18%
1982	643	−2.12%
1990	585	−1.17%
1999	547	−0.74%
2007	599	+1.14%
2012	550	−1.69%
2017	561	+0.40%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Heritage

Doigt de Mercœur, a ruined donjon near Ardes.

• The Doigt de Mercœur, the remains of a hilltop castle near Ardes.^[6]
• The 14th century church of Saint-Dizaint^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department