Randan | |
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 The chateau in Randan | |
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 Location of Randan | |
  Randan  Randan | |
| Coordinates:46°01′07″N3°21′20″E / 46.0186°N 3.3556°E /46.0186; 3.3556 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| Canton | Maringues |
| Intercommunality | Plaine Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sandrine Couturat[1] |
Area 1 | 15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,622 |
| • Density | 103.6/km2 (268.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63295 /63310 |
| Elevation | 298–404 m (978–1,325 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Randan (French pronunciation:[ʁɑ̃dɑ̃];Occitan:Randans) is acommune in thePuy-de-Dômedepartment inAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes in centralFrance.
The place gives its name to Randanite, a soluble silica that occurs as fine earth near Randan and nearAlgiers.[3]In the late 19th century the official composition of the dynamite at thePoudrerie nationale de Vonges and other French powder works was 75%nitroglycerin, 20.8% randanite, 3.8%Vierzon silica and 0.4%magnesium carbonate.[4]
Randan was a holiday destination of the royal family of the House of Orléans in the early nineteenth century, thanks to the Château in Randan.
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