Pontaumur Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/63283-pontaumur INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: Un orgue pour les Combrailles.
  4. Web site: Histoire | Bach en Combrailles . 2017-06-21 . 2016-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161008233341/http://www.bachencombrailles.com/site/histoire/ . dead .