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Pontaumur

Coordinates: 45°52′08″N 2°40′30″E / 45.869°N 2.675°E / 45.869; 2.675
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Pontaumur
The church in Pontaumur
The church in Pontaumur
Coat of arms of Pontaumur
Location of Pontaumur
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Pontaumur is located in France
Pontaumur
Pontaumur
Pontaumur is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pontaumur
Pontaumur
Coordinates: 45°52′08″N 2°40′30″E / 45.869°N 2.675°E / 45.869; 2.675
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementRiom
CantonSaint-Ours
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans
Government
 • MayorCharles Carrias
Area
1
13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
649
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63283 /63380
Elevation525–755 m (1,722–2,477 ft)
(avg. 536 m or 1,759 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontaumur is a village and commune located 41 kilometres west from Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Since 2004, its church has been home to a replica of the organ at Arnstadt, on which Johann Sebastian Bach played.[2] Initially launched to raise funds for the organ, the Festival Bach en Combrailles takes place every summer in Pontaumur and neighbouring villages, celebrating Bach's music.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ http://www.bachencombrailles.com/site/orgue/
  3. ^ http://www.bachencombrailles.com/site/histoire/