Collanges
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Collanges
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Collanges (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
|arrondissement = Issoire
|canton = Brassac-les-Mines
|INSEE = 63114
|postal code = 63340
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Agglo Pays d'Issoire
|coordinates = {{coord|45.4383|3.2186|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 450
|elevation min m = 437
|elevation max m = 651
|area km2 = 4.45
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Collanges ({{IPA|fr|kɔlɑ̃ʒ}}; {{langx|oc|Colanjas}}) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/63114-collanges INSEE commune file] It is in the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.{{cite web|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028652558|title=Décret n° 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme|website=Legifrance|language=fr|access-date=12 July 2017}}
History
The historical development of the site and the region from medieval times were directly linked to the evolution of the families of the Lords of Collanges{{cite book |last1=Esbelin |first1=Paul |title=Histoire de Collanges |date=2007 |location=Paris, France |language=fr}} and the establishment of the Château de Collanges (castle of Collanges).{{cite web|url=http://www.cpauvergne.com/2014/10/chateau-de-collanges.html|title=Château de Collanges|trans-title=Castle of Collanges|author=Papou Poustache|date=20 October 2014|language=fr|access-date=28 October 2018}} Therefore since the occupations of WW2, the village and territory went under reconstruction until current days. Today, Collanges presents modern transportation and communication while preserving its heritage of a historical site of France in the European Community.
See also
References
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