Lezoux

Lezoux
Commune
The town hall in Lezoux
Coat of arms
Location of Lezoux
Lezoux Show map of France Lezoux Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°49′42″N 3°22′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Thiers
Canton	Lezoux
Intercommunality	Entre Dore et Allier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Cosson[1]
Area ^1	34.69 km^2 (13.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,468
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63195 /63190
Elevation	317–421 m (1,040–1,381 ft) (avg. 351 m or 1,152 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lezoux (French pronunciation: [ləzu]; Occitan: Lesós) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It was a key location in the filming of the 2004 film Les Choristes (The Chorus).

A tower remain of the city defense wall

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,038	—
1975	4,632	+1.98%
1982	4,747	+0.35%
1990	4,819	+0.19%
1999	4,957	+0.31%
2007	5,508	+1.33%
2012	5,670	+0.58%
2017	6,152	+1.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
• Lezoux Plate

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE