Bresnay
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Souvigny | |
| Community association | Moulins Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 15' E | |
| height | 235-357 m | |
| surface | 23.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 383 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03210 | |
| INSEE code | 03039 | |
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Bresnay is a French municipality with 383 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the canton of Souvigny and the Arrondissement of Moulins .
geography
Bresnay is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historic Bourbonnais province , about 14 kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Moulins . Bresnay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Besson in the north, Chemilly in the northeast, Châtel-de-Neuvre in the east and southeast, Meillard in the south, Treban in the southwest and Cressanges in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 525 | 465 | 395 | 407 | 395 | 376 | 390 | 389 | 378 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bresnay
- 19th century Saint-Barthélemy church
- Écossays castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 2001
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 982-985.
Web links
Commons : Bresnay - collection of images, videos and audio files
