Courpière

Courpière (French pronunciation: [kuʁpjɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Corpèira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Courpière
Commune
A general view of Courpière
Coat of arms
Location of Courpière
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Coordinates: 45°45′21″N 3°32′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Thiers
Canton	Les Monts du Livradois[1]
Intercommunality	CC Thiers Dore et Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Laurent Clivillé[2]
Area 1	31.82 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]	4,109
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63125 /63120
Elevation	297–542 m (974–1,778 ft) (avg. 331 m or 1,086 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.
1968	3,913	—
1975	4,338	+1.48%
1982	4,834	+1.56%
1990	4,674	−0.42%
1999	4,612	−0.15%
2007	4,521	−0.25%
2012	4,341	−0.81%
2017	4,050	−1.38%
Source: INSEE[4]

Tour de France cycle race

Courpiere was on the stage 14 route of the 2020 Tour de France

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department