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Volvic

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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

The church at Volvic is dedicated to "St Priest" (Projectus), who is reputed to have been killed here in 676 AD.

01Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 4,883+1.42%
Source: INSEE

02International relations

Volvic is twinned with:

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