| Espinasse | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Riom |
| Canton: | Saint-Éloy-les-Mines |
| Insee: | 63152 |
| Postal Code: | 63390 |
| Mayor: | Michel Bancarel[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Pays de Saint-Éloy |
| Coordinates: | 46.0386°N 2.7119°W |
| Elevation M: | 680 |
| Elevation Min M: | 598 |
| Elevation Max M: | 774 |
| Area Km2: | 23.95 |
| Website: | www.espinasse63.com |
Espinasse (in French pronounced as /ɛspinas/; Occitan (post 1500);: Espinassa) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.Small farming village in the Pays of Combrailles, in the canton of Saint-Éloy-les-Mines, the village is nestled in a hollow, about nine kilometers west of the town of Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne.
During the Middle Ages and the Early modern period, the region of Combrailles was of paramount importance at territorial level because it was located at the crossroads of several lordships (Bourbonnais, Auvergne and Limousin). Therefore, the town of Espinasse suffered this proximity and was divided into fiefs belonging among others to the House of Le Loup, the House of Montmorency and the House of La Fayette.
Espinasse is located some 30 km west of Combronde and 23 km north-west of Bromont-Lamothe. Access to the commune is by the D 13 from Charensat in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village before continuing north to Pionsat. The D 62 comes from Saint-Priest-des-Champs in the south-east. The D 18 comes from Saint-Julien-la-Geneste in the north-east. The D 528 comes from Bussières in the north-west. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[2]
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| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 1808 | Gilbert Gory | |
| 1808 | 1813 | Annet Lecuyer | |
| 1813 | 1815 | Jean-Joseph Boutarel | |
| 1815 | 1816 | Paul Sanne | |
| 1816 | 1818 | Amable Nouhen | |
| 1819 | 1830 | Charles Marien Baron | |
| 1830 | 1840 | Claude Fribaud | |
| 1840 | 1849 | Charles Marien Baron | |
| 1849 | 1875 | Frédéric Gory | |
| 1875 | 1877 | Marien Martin | |
| 1877 | 1885 | Jean Chabry | |
| 1885 | 1889 | Marien Lecuyer | |
| 1889 | 1893 | François Carton | |
| 1893 | 1895 | Gilbert Martin | |
| 1895 | 1904 | Etienne Gory | |
| 1904 | 1912 | Annet Charvillat | |
| 1912 | 1944 | Eugène Charvillat | |
| 1944 | 1959 | Michel Carte | |
| 1959 | 1975 | Roger Laroche | |
| 1975 | 2005 | François Gardet | |
| 2005 | 2020 | Marc Gidel | |
| 2020 | 2026 | Michel Bancarel |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Espinassois or Espinassoises in French.[4]
The Hay Fest (La Fête des Foins in French) is the main festival in the village since 1998. It takes place in July.