Orcet

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Orcet

Total population

2,837

Coordinates45.71°, 3.17°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Orcet is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Vercingetorix

protohistoric chieftain of the Arverni tribe, defeated by Julius Caesar during the Gallic wars

Audrey Tautou

French actress (born 1976)

Sylvain Georges

racing cyclist

Jean-Marie Villot

Roman Catholic cardinal (1905–1979)

Nathanaël Berthon

racing driver

Anton Docher

American pioneer

Aurélien Rougerie

French rugby union player

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Arsène Boulay

French politician (1910–2001)

Christian Forestier

French official

Daniel Baugeste

French painter (1948-2007)

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Gaston Huet

French winegrower (1910-2002)

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Grégory Perrier

French singer-songwriter

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Jean-Louis Chambon

French private banker

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Jean-Marc Juilhard

French politician (1940–2023)

Jean Dif

French poet (1934–2023)

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Nicolas Barthomeuf

French rugby union player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Le Cendre
  1.1 mi away · pop. 5,494
• Les Martres-de-Veyre
  1.7 mi away · pop. 3,863
• La Roche-Blanche
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,436
• Romagnat
  4 mi away · pop. 7,869
• Vic-le-Comte
  5.5 mi away · pop. 5,242
• Royat
  7.3 mi away · pop. 4,403
• Saint-Genès-Champanelle
  7.5 mi away · pop. 3,883
• Riom
  13.2 mi away · pop. 18,736
• Murol
  14.5 mi away · pop. 640
• Orcival
  16.1 mi away · pop. 245
• Mont-Dore
  19.8 mi away · pop. 1,237
• Aigueperse
  21.8 mi away · pop. 2,736

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Orcet, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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