Orcet

Orcet (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.^[3]

Orcet
Commune
A general view of Orcet
Coat of arms
Location of Orcet
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Coordinates: 45°42′14″N 3°10′08″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Les Martres-de-Veyre
Intercommunality	Mond'Arverne Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Guélon[1]
Area 1	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,867
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63262 /63670
Elevation	349–477 m (1,145–1,565 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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	790	—
1975	1,349	+7.94%
1982	2,210	+7.31%
1990	2,522	+1.66%
1999	2,681	+0.68%
2007	2,719	+0.18%
2012	2,673	−0.34%
2017	2,669	−0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department