Beaulon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre | |
| Community association | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 ′ N , 3 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 203-263 m | |
| surface | 63.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03230 | |
| INSEE code | 03019 | |
| Website | http://beaulon.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Beaulon |
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Beaulon is a French commune with 1,651 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre (until 2015: canton of Chevagnes ).
geography
Beaulon is located about 26 kilometers east-northeast of Moulins in the Sologne Bourbonnaise landscape . The Loire limits the municipality to the east. The Engièvre and the Canal latéral à la Loire flow through the municipality . Beaulon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Garnat-sur-Engièvre in the north, Bourbon-Lancy in the east, Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire in the southeast, Dompierre-sur-Besbre in the south, Thiel-sur-Acolin in the southwest, Chevagnes in the west as well Paray-le-Frésil in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,757 | 1,738 | 1,767 | 1,768 | 1,744 | 1,560 | 1,600 | 1,650 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Beaulon
- Beaulon Castle, Monument historique
- Landscape Museum of the Sologne Bourbonnaise
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 123-126.
