Cusset

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Cusset
Coat of arms of Cusset
Cusset (France)
Cusset
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Cusset
Community association Vichy Community
Coordinates 46 ° 8 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E
height 255-483 m
surface 31.93 km 2
Residents 12,661 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 397 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03300
INSEE code
Website www.ville-cusset.com

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Cusset is a French commune with 12,661 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy .

geography

The city of Cusset connects seamlessly to the eastern outskirts of Vichy . The municipal area of ​​almost 32 km² covers a section of the northern foothills of the Massif Central . The river Jolan , coming from the east, flows into the Sichon in Cusset .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 11,468 13,117 13,685 14,355 13,567 13,385 13,358

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cusset

  • Saint-Saturnin Church
  • City Theatre
  • Former pilgrims' hostel ( Hôtel-Dieu )

Personalities

Town twinning

Cusset maintains partnerships with the cities of Neusäß in Bavaria (since 2000) and Aiud in Romania.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 177-189.

Web links

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