Ayat-sur-Sioule is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. French Revolutionary General Louis Desaix was born in Ayat-sur-Sioule in 1768 and is considered to be one of the best Generals of the Revolution.
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Coordinates: 46°03′02″N 2°53′27″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
Arrondissement | Riom |
Canton | Saint-Éloy-les-Mines[1] |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Saint-Éloy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Bellard[2] |
Area 1 | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
Population | 139 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 63025 /63390 |
Elevation | 360–716 m (1,181–2,349 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 196 | — |
1975 | 161 | −2.77% |
1982 | 159 | −0.18% |
1990 | 134 | −2.12% |
1999 | 122 | −1.04% |
2007 | 137 | +1.46% |
2012 | 146 | +1.28% |
2017 | 145 | −0.14% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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