Ayat-sur-Sioule

Ayat-sur-Sioule
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Location of Ayat-sur-Sioule
Ayat-sur-Sioule
Ayat-sur-Sioule
Coordinates: 46°03′02″N 2°53′27″E / 46.0506°N 2.8908°E / 46.0506; 2.8908
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementRiom
CantonSaint-Éloy-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCC Pays Saint-Éloy
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Bellard
Area
1
14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
134
  Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63025 /63390
Elevation360–716 m (1,181–2,349 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ayat-sur-Sioule is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. French Revolutionary General Louis Desaix was born in Ayat-sur-Sioule in 1768 and is considered to be one of the best Generals of the Revolution.