Collanges | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Collanges (Puy-de-Dôme).svg |
Arrondissement: | Issoire |
Canton: | Brassac-les-Mines |
Insee: | 63114 |
Postal Code: | 63340 |
Mayor: | Nathalie Zanin[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Agglo Pays d'Issoire |
Coordinates: | 45.4383°N 3.2186°W |
Elevation M: | 450 |
Elevation Min M: | 437 |
Elevation Max M: | 651 |
Area Km2: | 4.45 |
Collanges (in French pronounced as /kɔlɑ̃ʒ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Colanjas) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[2] It is in the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.[3]
The historical development of the site and the region from medieval times were directly linked to the evolution of the families of the Lords of Collanges[4] and the establishment of the Château de Collanges (castle of Collanges).[5] Therefore since the occupations of WW2 the village and territory went under reconstruction until current days. Today Collanges presents modern transportation and communication while preserving its heritage of a historical site of France in the European Community.