Country France Department Puy-de-Dôme Intercommunality Lembron Val d'Allier Area 15.7 km² Local time Tuesday 8:04 PM | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Saint-Germain-Lembron Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 1,623 (1999) Arrondissement Issoire | |
 | ||
Weather 14°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Saint-Germain-Lembron is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Contents
Map of 63340 Saint-Germain-Lembron, France
Geography
The village of Saint-Germain-Lembron is located in an alluvial basin crossed by a small stream : the Lembronnais. That's what it Lembron from the suffix added to the name of Saint-Germain.
The heart of the village is situated off the highway A75 near the river Couze Ardes which flows into the Allier some two kilometers downstream on the territory of the neighboring town of Breuil-sur-Couze .
History
The history of Saint-Germain-Lembron dates back to Gallo-Roman times when a town designated as the Liziniat (Liziniacus) appearing in some ancient writings, the latter being located on-site or near the present village. One of three churches dedicated to St. Germain was built here and, the town was home to a community of canons from the second half of the 10th century , finally gave its name to the town, as already attested to the Merovingian vicus.
From the 14th century , Saint-Germain-Lembron ranks among the thirteen good towns of Lower Auvergne.
During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the town took the name of Liziniac-Lembron.
Politics
Demographics
In 2013, the municipality had 1,884 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known throughout the population censuses carried out in the town since 1793. From the twenty-first century, actual census towns under 10 000 inhabitants are held every five years, in contrast other cities that have a sample survey every year, .