Blanzat

Blanzat (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃za]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.^[4]

Blanzat
Commune
Aerial view of Blanzat
Coat of arms
Location of Blanzat
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Coordinates: 45°49′44″N 3°04′34″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Cébazat[1]
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Bert[2]
Area 1	6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]	3,729
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63042 /63112
Elevation	360–611 m (1,181–2,005 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Town hall of Blanzat.

It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Clermont-Ferrand, within both the former French province of Auvergne and the modern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 853 —     1936 946 +0.69% 1946 960 +0.15% 1962 1,176 +1.28% 1968 1,696 +6.29% 1975 2,277 +4.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 3,566 +6.62% 1990 3,522 −0.16% 1999 3,918 +1.19% 2007 3,906 −0.04% 2012 3,778 −0.66% 2017 3,749 −0.15%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department