Bressolles (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Souvigny | |
| Community association | Moulins Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 19' E | |
| height | 203-292 m | |
| surface | 23.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,113 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03000 | |
| INSEE code | 03040 | |
Bressolles is a French commune of the department Allier with 1,113 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is assigned to the canton of Souvigny (until 2015: canton of Moulins-Sud ) and the arrondissement of Moulins . The inhabitants are called Bressollois .
geography
Bressolles is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historical province of Bourbonnais about four kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Moulins on the banks of the Allier , which borders the municipality to the east. Bressolles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Neuvy in the north, Moulins in the northeast, Toulon-sur-Allier in the east and southeast, Chemilly in the south, Besson in the south and southwest, Souvigny in the west and Coulandon in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 519 | 596 | 783 | 881 | 957 | 962 | 1,035 | 1,042 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bressolles (Allier)
- Sacré-Cœur Church
- Bressolles Castle
Personalities
- Nicolas Thurot (1773–1835), cavalry general
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 843-845.
