Volvic Explained

Volvic
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
Arrondissement:Riom
Canton:Châtel-Guyon
Insee:63470
Postal Code:63530
Mayor:Laurent Thevenot[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Riom Limagne et Volcans
Coordinates:45.8711°N 3.0378°W
Elevation M:500
Elevation Min M:392
Elevation Max M:998
Area Km2:27.78

Volvic (in French pronounced as /vɔlˈvik/) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.[2]

The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France.

Volvic is twinned with:[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. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/63470-volvic INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic . 2007-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029133833/http://www.ville-volvic.fr/html/eglise.html . 2007-10-29 . dead .
  4. Web site: National Commission for Decentralised cooperation. 2013-12-26. Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères). fr. dead. https://archive.today/20131004135322/http://www.cncd.fr/frontoffice/bdd-region.asp?action=getRegion&id=3#tabs3. 2013-10-04.