Orcet

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Orcet

(2020–2026) Dominique Guélon^[1]Area

6 km² (2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,837 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

63262 /63670

Elevation349–477 m (1,145–1,565 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orcet (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	790	—
1975	1,349	+7.94%
1982	2,210	+7.31%
1990	2,522	+1.66%
1999	2,681	+0.68%
2007	2,719	+0.18%
2012	2,673	−0.34%
2017	2,669	−0.03%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE