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Pleaux

Coordinates: 45°08′08″N 2°13′38″E / 45.1356°N 2.2272°E

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Pleaux
Commune
Ruins of the chateau of Branzac
Coat of arms
Location of Pleaux
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Coordinates: 45°08′08″N 2°13′38″E / 45.1356°N 2.2272°E / 45.1356; 2.2272
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac
Canton	Mauriac
Intercommunality	Pays de Salers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Peyral^[1]
Area ¹	92.39 km² (35.67 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,459
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15153 /15700
Elevation	264–765 m (866–2,510 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleaux (French pronunciation: [plo]; Auvergnat: Pleus) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

The Maronne river forms the commune's southern border, with the Enchanet reservoir.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,558	—
1968	2,721	+6.4%
1975	2,531	−7.0%
1982	2,328	−8.0%
1990	2,146	−7.8%
1999	1,823	−15.1%
2008	1,620	−11.1%

Sights

Château de Branzac, 15th century ruined castle
The Enchanet dam on the Maronne is on the border with the commune of Arnac

See also

Communes of the Cantal department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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Communes of the Cantal department

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