Saint-Éloy-les-Mines

Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿elwa le min]; Auvergnat: Sant Alòi de las Minas) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 46°09′41″N 2°50′05″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Saint-Éloy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anthony Palermo[1]
Area 1	22.11 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,484
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demonym	Eloysiens / Eloysiennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63338 /63700
Elevation	443–649 m (1,453–2,129 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Bouble flows north-northeastward through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,316	—
1975	5,646	−1.59%
1982	5,293	−0.92%
1990	4,721	−1.42%
1999	4,134	−1.46%
2007	3,817	−0.99%
2012	3,628	−1.01%
2017	3,709	+0.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
• Saint Eloy's mines