Coulandon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Moulins-1 | |
| Community association | Moulins Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 33 ' N , 3 ° 15' E | |
| height | 212-278 m | |
| surface | 17.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 650 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03000 | |
| INSEE code | 03085 | |
Coulandon is a French commune of the department Allier with 650 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, it is assigned to the canton of Moulins-1 (until 2015: canton of Moulins-Ouest ) and the arrondissement of Moulins . The inhabitants are called Coulandonais .
geography
Coulandon is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historic Bourbonnais province about six kilometers west-southwest of the city center of Moulins . Coulandon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marigny in the north and north-west, Neuvy in the east and north-east, Bressolles in the south and south-east and Souvigny in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 527 | 466 | 494 | 493 | 554 | 594 | 689 | 673 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Coulandon
- Saint-Martin church from 11th / 12th centuries Century ( Monument historique ) with two Martin windows from the 13th century (Monument historique)
- Old rectory
- four castles from the 15th to 18th centuries
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 846-848.
Web links
Commons : Coulandon - collection of images, videos and audio files
