Orcines

Orcines (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsin]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.

Orcines
Commune
Church Orcines
Location of Orcines
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Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 3°00′47″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Orcines
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Morvan[1]
Area 1	42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,584
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63263 /63870
Elevation	480–1,465 m (1,575–4,806 ft) (avg. 836 m or 2,743 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,814	—
1975	2,104	+2.14%
1982	2,516	+2.59%
1990	2,873	+1.67%
1999	3,067	+0.73%
2007	3,238	+0.68%
2012	3,296	+0.36%
2017	3,388	+0.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

People

• Rev. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
• The population in this village is relatively older than the average in France (see French article).

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department