Orcines | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Clermont-Ferrand |
Canton: | Orcines |
Insee: | 63263 |
Postal Code: | 63870 |
Mayor: | Jean-Marc Morvan[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
Coordinates: | 45.7833°N 3.0131°W |
Elevation M: | 836 |
Elevation Min M: | 480 |
Elevation Max M: | 1465 |
Area Km2: | 42.73 |
Orcines (in French pronounced as /ɔʁsin/) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.
Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.