Bertignat
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Bertignat
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Ambert |
| Canton | Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine |
| Intercommunality | Community of communes du Haut-Livradois |
| Mayor | Claudette Imbault (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 470–911 m (1,540–2,989 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 488 (2006) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63037/ 63480 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°37′07″N 3°40′54″E / 45.6186°N 3.6817°E
Bertignat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
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Geography
The commune is bordered along its eastern and northern limits by the river Dore, tributary of the river Allier.
Localities
Babylone, le Bateau, les Batisses, Boisset, le Bost de Dore, Bourdelles, le Bourg, Boutonnargue, la Brugière, la Cambuse, le Chalet, Champandelay, le Chassagnon, le Chassaing, Chatelet, Chaussadis, les Claustres, la Collange Basse, le Champ, la Collange Haute, le Combas, le Combat, Conche, Conchette, la Côte de Sauvanis, la Croix du Bost de Dore, Dousson, Espinasse, la Faye, Flouvat, Fonlupt, le Fraisse, la Garde, la Goutte, Goutte-Clos, le Grand Bost, Grand Pré, la Grange, Lenteyras, Malfriat, Mariaux, Marioux, Meaux, le Mas, la Mayoux, Monteilhet, les Moulins, le Perrier, le Petit Bost, Pierre Grosse, Piessat, les Plaines, les Pommerettes, Pont de David (à cheval sur la commune de la Chapelle-Agnon), Pradis, le Prat, Pubrière, le Puy, Puybayou, la Ravanie, la Raze, les Rochades, la Roche, le Roule, le Rourre, Sagne Vert, Sauvanis, les Thuis,
Administration
Since March 2008, the Mayor has been Claudette Imbault, a retired education official.
Demography
| 1882 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1 963 | 552 | 495 |
| Number used since 1982 : Population without double-counting | ||
Places of interest
The parish church was classified as a historic monument in 1987. Notable are: a wayside cross in stone from the sixteenth century; and stone alcove of baptismal fonts from the last quarter of the fifteenth century.
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