Volvic

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Volvic

(2020–2026) Laurent Thevenot^[1]Area

27.78 km² (10.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,740 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

63470 /63530

Elevation392–998 m (1,286–3,274 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The church at Volvic is dedicated to “St Priest” (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,030	—
1975	3,253	+1.02%
1982	3,587	+1.41%
1990	3,930	+1.15%
1999	4,202	+0.75%
2007	4,606	+1.15%
2012	4,462	−0.63%
2017	4,487	+0.11%
Source: INSEE^[5]

International relations

Volvic is twinned with:^[6]

Unterschneidheim, Germany^[6]
Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland ^[6]

Gallery

Château de Tournoël in Volvic

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Volvic". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-26.