Heume-l'Église
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Heume-l'Église (French pronunciation: [œm leɡliz]; Occitan: Eume) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Heume-l'Église | |
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The church in Heume-l'Église | |
 Location of Heume-l'Église | |
  Heume-l'Église Location within France  Heume-l'Église Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′13″N 2°44′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Orcines |
| Intercommunality | Dômes Sancy Artense |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Philippe Boyer[1] |
Area 1 | 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 113 |
| • Density | 7.55/km2 (19.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63176 /63210 |
| Elevation | 797–1,015 m (2,615–3,330 ft) (avg. 935 m or 3,068 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The village mainly consists of a collection of farmhouses, it is a small rural community with approx. 160 occupants. The word "Eglise" translates into "church", there is a church in Heume l'Eglise which served as church for the entire rural community in the surrounding area.
