title: Blanzat
text: # Blanzat
  
  Blanzat (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Clermont-Ferrand, within both the former French province of Auvergne and the modern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1921 | 853 | — |
  | 1936 | 946 | +0.69% |
  | 1946 | 960 | +0.15% |
  | 1962 | 1,176 | +1.28% |
  | 1968 | 1,696 | +6.29% |
  | 1975 | 2,277 | +4.30% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1982 | 3,566 | +6.62% |
  | 1990 | 3,522 | −0.16% |
  | 1999 | 3,918 | +1.19% |
  | 2007 | 3,906 | −0.04% |
  | 2012 | 3,778 | −0.66% |
  | 2017 | 3,749 | −0.15% |
  
  Source: EHESS and INSEE :
  
  