Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Ambert |
Canton: | Ambert |
Insee: | 63312 |
Postal Code: | 63220 |
Mayor: | Olivier Bourron[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Ambert Livradois Forez |
Coordinates: | 45.3692°N 3.6392°W |
Elevation M: | 845 |
Elevation Min M: | 820 |
Elevation Max M: | 1053 |
Area Km2: | 24.19 |
Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿aliʁ daʁlɑ̃/, literally Saint-Alyre of Arlanc; Auvergnat: Sent Alire d'Arlanc) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
It is situated on the D999 road and almost midway between the cities of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Étienne at the heart of the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.
The village is surrounded by pine forest with wild mushrooms to be found in the woods during autumn, rolling countryside and it is on the pilgrim trail. 9 km to the south is the mediaeval abbey town of La Chaise-Dieu.
The village has a population of 50 permanent year round residents, which swells to 3-400 during the summer months.
The mayor, elected in 2020, is Olivier Bourron.[1] The annual Fête Patronale is held over the weekend of the third Sunday in July.