Saint-Floret Explained

Saint-Floret
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Floret1 (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
Arrondissement:Issoire
Canton:Le Sancy
Insee:63342
Postal Code:63320
Mayor:Maguy Lagarde[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Coordinates:45.5519°N 3.1078°W
Elevation M:503
Elevation Min M:476
Elevation Max M:929
Area Km2:12.16

Saint-Floret (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ flɔʁɛ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Floret) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

History

Saint-Floret is a place of passage on the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century.

During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the commune took the name Roche-la-Couze.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.