Pontaumur | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Pontaumur (Puy-de-Dôme).svg |
Arrondissement: | Riom |
Canton: | Saint-Ours |
Insee: | 63283 |
Postal Code: | 63380 |
Mayor: | Charles Carrias[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans |
Coordinates: | 45.869°N 2.675°W |
Elevation M: | 536 |
Elevation Min M: | 525 |
Elevation Max M: | 755 |
Area Km2: | 13.81 |
Pontaumur (in French pronounced as /pɔ̃tomyʁ/) is a village and commune located 41 kilometres west from Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.[2]
Since 2004, its church has been home to a replica of the organ at Arnstadt, on which Johann Sebastian Bach played.[3] 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.[4]