Chamalières
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| Commune of Chamalières | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 03° 04' 04" E |
| Latitude | 45° 46' 28" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Auvergne |
| Département | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Chamalières |
| Intercommunality | Clermont Communauté |
| Mayor | Louis Giscard d'Estaing (2005-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 385 m–582 m (avg. 415 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.77 km² |
| Population² () |
18,136 |
| - Density () | 4,810.6/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63075/ 63400 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Chamalières is a town and commune in France, in the Puy-de-Dôme département. It is about 150 miles from Lyon.
[edit] History
Several thousand wooden ex-votos were recovered from the shrine at the first century mineral springs known as the Source des Roches. An inscribed lead tablet found at the spring is a major source of information on the Gaulish language.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- official website
- ex-votos from the Source des Roches on display at the Musée Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand.
