Couleuvre

Couleuvre
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Bourbon l'Archambault
Community association	Pays de Tronçais
Coordinates	46 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 54 ′  E
height	207-317 m
surface	53.83 km 2
Residents	581 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	03320
INSEE code	03087
Website	http://www.couleuvre-troncais.fr/

Couleuvre is a French municipality with 581 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Bourbon-l'Archambault .

geography

Couleuvre is about 34 kilometers west-northwest of Allier . The Auron rises in the municipality . Couleuvre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lurcy-Lévis in the north, Pouzy-Mésangy in the east and northeast, Saint-Plaisir in the south and southeast, Theneuille in the south, Cérilly in the southwest and Isle-et-Bardais in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,196	1,126	900	796	716	645	576	569
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Couleuvre

• Saint-Julien church from the 12th century, alterations from the 14th century, monument historique
• Porcelain museum

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  Saint-Julien church

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  Porcelain museum

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 568-571.

Web links

Commons : Couleuvre  - collection of images, videos and audio files