Alleuze (; oc, Alueisa) is a

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in the

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department in the

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region of south-central

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Geography

Alleuze is located some 7 km due south of

Saint-Flour Saint-Flour (; Auvergnat: ''Sant Flor'') is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France, around 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand. Its inhabitants are called ''Sanflorains''. Geography The upper cit ...

on the edge of the Planèze plateau. Access to the commune is by a number of minor roads including the D48 from Lavastrie in the west changing to the D40 in the commune then passing north through a circuitous route in the heart of the commune to the village and continuing north-west to the hamlet of Barry before continuing north to

. There is also the D116 from the village to the north-west. The eastern and north-eastern borders of the commune consist of the lake formed by the Barrage of Grandval which was formed from the Truyère river. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Barry and Vedrines. Much of the commune is farmland but with considerable forests next to the lake and in the south.Google Maps
/ref> Numerous streams rise in the commune and flow eastwards to the Barrage of Grandval Lake. These include the ''Ruisseau de Larcher'', the ''Alleuze'', the ''Ruisseau de la Bastide'', the ''Ruissseau de la Barge'', the ''Ruisseau de Labaisse'', the ''Ruisseau de Mouguenoux'', the ''Ruyisseau de Sartio'', and the ''Ruisseau de Levert''.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The Remains of a fortified Chateau (1411) are registered as an historical monument. It overlooks the gorges of the Truyère river. ;Other sites of interest *Filming locations for the films ''L'Extraterrestre'' by

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and ''

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'' (The Great Stroll).

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Wayside Cross (15th century) *The Church of Saint Illide (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

References

External links

Alleuze on the old National Geographic Institute website

Alleuze on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Allenze'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Cantal