Bessay-sur-Allier
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Allier | |
Arrondissement | Moulins | |
Canton | Moulins-2 | |
Community association | Moulins Community | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 22' E | |
height | 209-271 m | |
surface | 34.6 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,335 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 03340 | |
INSEE code | 03025 | |
Website | http://mairie-bessay-sur-allier.fr/ |
Bessay-sur-Allier is a French commune with 1,335 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Moulins-2 . The inhabitants are called Bessaytois .
geography
Bessay-sur-Allier is about twelve kilometers south of Moulins am Allier , which borders the municipality in the west, and its tributary Luzeray . Bessay-sur-Allier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Toulon-sur-Allier in the north, Neuilly-le-Réal in the east, Gouise in the southeast, Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux and La Ferté-Hauterive in the south and Chemilly in the west.
The National Route 7 runs through the municipality .
Since 1853, the municipality has a stop at the railway Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache which trains of TER Auvergne Rhône-Alpes of the connection Moulins - Clermont-Ferrand is served.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,207 | 1,207 | 1,157 | 1,331 | 1,329 | 1,378 | 1.405 | 1,393 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bessay-sur-Allier
- St-Martin church with stoup from the 12th century ( Monument historique )
- Chaugy Castle with pigeon tower in the Neuglise district
- Paray Castle
- Bessonat Castle
- Le Moutier Castle
- Les Robinats Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 909-915.