Bertignat

Bertignat
Commune
A general view of Bertignat
Location of Bertignat
Bertignat Bertignat
Coordinates: 45°37′07″N 3°40′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Ambert
Canton	Les Monts du Livradois
Intercommunality	Ambert Livradois Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Pouget
Area 1	24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	458
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63037 /63480
Elevation	470–911 m (1,542–2,989 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bertignat (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtiɲa]; Occitan: Bartinhat or Bartinhac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly Auvergne), central France.

Geography

The commune is bordered along its eastern and northern limits by the river Dore, tributary of the Allier.

Localities

Babylone, le Bateau, les Batisses, Boisset, le Bost de Dore, Bourdelles, le Bourg, Boutonnargue, la Brugière, la Cambuse, le Chalet, Champandelay, le Chassagnon, le Chassaing, Chatelet, Chaussadis, les Claustres, la Collange Basse, le Champ, la Collange Haute, le Combas, le Combat, Conche, Conchette, la Côte de Sauvanis, la Croix du Bost de Dore, Dousson, Espinasse, la Faye, Flouvat, Fonlupt, le Fraisse, la Garde, la Goutte, Goutte-Clos, le Grand Bost, Grand Pré, la Grange, Lenteyras, Malfriat, Mariaux, Marioux, Meaux, le Mas, la Mayoux, Monteilhet, les Moulins, le Perrier, le Petit Bost, Pierre Grosse, Piessat, les Plaines, les Pommerettes, Pont de David (à cheval sur la commune de la Chapelle-Agnon), Pradis, le Prat, Pubrière, le Puy, Puybayou, la Ravanie, la Raze, les Rochades, la Roche, le Roule, le Rourre, Sagne Vert, Sauvanis, les Thuis,

Administration

Since 2014, the Mayor has been Jacques Pouget.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	760	—
1975	649	−2.23%
1982	573	−1.76%
1990	552	−0.47%
1999	495	−1.20%
2009	485	−0.20%
2014	460	−1.05%
2020	455	−0.18%
Source: INSEE

Sights

The parish church was classified as a historic monument in 1987. Notable are: a wayside cross in stone from the sixteenth century; and stone alcove of baptismal fonts from the last quarter of the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department