Cournon-d'Auvergne

Cournon-d'Auvergne
Cournon-d'Auvergne
Commune
	Panoramic view of Cournon-d'Auvergne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cournon-d'Auvergne
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	Coordinates: 45°44′32″N 3°11′50″E / 45.7422°N 3.1972°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Cournon-d'Auvergne
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Rage
Area 1	18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)	20,193
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63124 /63800
Elevation	314–542 m (1,030–1,778 ft) ; (avg. 352 m or 1,155 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cournon-d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [kuʁnɔ̃ dovɛʁɲ]; Auvergnat: Cornon d'Auvèrnhe) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Clermont-Ferrand, the prefecture and largest city of Puy-de-Dôme.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,124	—
1800	2,155	+0.21%
1806	2,591	+3.12%
1821	2,789	+0.49%
1831	2,664	−0.46%
1836	2,667	+0.02%
1841	2,607	−0.45%
1846	2,610	+0.02%
1851	2,539	−0.55%
1856	2,511	−0.22%
1861	2,522	+0.09%
1866	2,544	+0.17%
1872	2,413	−0.88%
1876	2,348	−0.68%
1881	2,270	−0.67%
1886	2,207	−0.56%
1891	2,261	+0.48%
1896	2,075	−1.70%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	1,811	−2.68%
1906	1,683	−1.46%
1911	1,503	−2.24%
1921	1,552	+0.32%
1926	1,691	+1.73%
1931	1,584	−1.30%
1936	1,474	−1.43%
1946	1,616	+0.92%
1954	2,061	+3.09%
1962	3,135	+5.38%
1968	5,587	+10.11%
1975	12,583	+12.30%
1982	16,949	+4.35%
1990	19,156	+1.54%
1999	18,866	−0.17%
2007	18,501	−0.24%
2012	19,223	+0.77%
2017	20,043	+0.84%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[4]

Twin towns

Lichtenfels, Germany, since 1992
Ariccia, Italy, since 4 March 2000

Ameneties

According to the cities official website^[5], Cournon-d'Auvergne offers four nursery schools, four elementary schools, and two colleges for its inhabitants, as of 2024. The city host four municipal gymnasiums, a skatepark, and a sports park with two stadiums. The city also hosts multiple events such as sports and music festivals and a farmers market on the 3rd Sunday of each month.