Gouttières, Puy-de-Dôme
Gouttières (French pronunciation: [ɡutjɛʁ]; Occitan: Gotira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
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| Coordinates: 46°03′47″N 2°46′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Saint-Éloy-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de Saint-Éloy |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Cluzel |
| Area 1 | 25.63 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 323 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63171 /63390 |
| Elevation | 591–803 m (1,939–2,635 ft) (avg. 660 m or 2,170 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located in the Combrailles part of the Auvergne région, in the canton of Saint-Éloy-les-Mines.
Its name finds its roots in the five small water streams that unite here to later join the Sioule River. Gouttières is around 100 km2 (39 sq mi) big and situated between 600–700 meters above sea level
The area is rural with a high conservation of wildlife and biodiversity. There is a coverage of about 30% woods and some cereal cultivation and the breeding of Charolais cattle.
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