Ardes

Ardes
Commune
Ardes
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Ardes
Coordinates: 45°24′16″N 3°07′38″E / 45.4044°N 3.1272°E / 45.4044; 3.1272Coordinates: 45°24′16″N 3°07′38″E / 45.4044°N 3.1272°E / 45.4044; 3.1272
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Brassac-les-Mines
Intercommunality	Ardes Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Veissière
Area1	16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	520
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	63009 /63420
Elevation	485–1,039 m (1,591–3,409 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ardes is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is in the canton of Brassac-les-Mines.