Cérilly (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Bourbon l'Archambault | |
| Community association | Pays de Tronçais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 228-397 m | |
| surface | 70.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,311 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03350 | |
| INSEE code | 03048 | |
| Website | www.mairie-cerilly.fr | |
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Cérilly is a French commune with 1,311 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Bourbon-l'Archambault .
geography
The municipality of Cérilly is located on the edge of the 10,600 hectare forest area Forêt Domaniale de Tronçais , about 35 kilometers north of Montluçon and 40 kilometers west of Allier . The Marmande , a 46-kilometer-long right tributary of the Cher, rises in the community area of over 70 km² . The river Sologne runs in the western municipal area .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,825 | 1,958 | 1.956 | 1,820 | 1,591 | 1,568 | 1,597 | 1.313 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cérilly (Allier)
- Church of St. Martin from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, Monument historique
- 14th century Dubois chapel
- Château de la Pierre
- Charles Louis Philippe Museum
Personalities
- Marcellin Desboutin (1823–1902), French painter and printmaker, born in Cérilly in 1823
- François Péron (1775–1810), French naturalist, born in 1775 in Cérilly
- Charles-Louis Philippe (1874–1909), writer and poet, born in 1874 in Cérilly
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 67-69.
Individual evidence
- ^ Church of St. Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Cérilly - collection of images, videos and audio files
