Brassac-les-Mines

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

Brassac-les-Mines
Commune
View of the town from Marnat.
Coat of arms
Location of Brassac-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 45°24′53″N 3°19′47″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)	Fabien Besseyre[1]
Area 1	7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,380
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63050 /63570
Elevation	395–533 m (1,296–1,749 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft)
Website	www.brassaclesmines.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tango composer Pablo Caliero was born in Brassac-les-Mines.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,685	—
1975	4,040	+1.32%
1982	3,883	−0.56%
1990	3,446	−1.48%
1999	3,249	−0.65%
2009	3,271	+0.07%
2014	3,294	+0.14%
2020	3,373	+0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department