Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil

Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It belongs to the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne.

Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
Commune
The Château of Saint-Étienne, in Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
Coordinates: 45°20′38″N 2°36′12″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Riom-ès-Montagnes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Béatrice Chaumeil
Area ^1	27.57 km^2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	230
• Density	8.3/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15185 /15400
Elevation	500–981 m (1,640–3,219 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Rhue forms all of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	390	—
1968	505	+29.5%
1975	442	−12.5%
1982	378	−14.5%
1990	310	−18.0%
1999	259	−16.5%
2008	213	−17.8%
2016	215	+0.9%

Sites of interest

• The Church

Dedicated to Saint-Étienne — French for Saint Stephen — this church takes elements from both Roman and Gothic architectures. Built during the 11th and 12th centuries, it is a Monument Historique since 1993. One of its most characteristic features is its south-west capital, supporting a Sagittarius and two faces, one of which — the right one on the picture below — features an enormous tongue.

The capital sporting the Sagittarius (under the wheel)

• The Castle

Saint-Étienne's castle was built during the 14th century, then heavily modified from the 17th century onwards.

• Rocher d'Urlande (Rock of Urlande)

Witness of the volcanic history of the department, the Rocher d'Urlande is now a renowned rock-climbing site.

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.