Fourilles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Gannat | |
| Community association | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 252-330 m | |
| surface | 6.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 195 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03140 | |
| INSEE code | 03116 | |
| Website | http://www.fourilles.fr/ | |
Fourilles is a central French town and municipality ( commune ) with 195 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Moulins and the Canton of Gannat (until 2015 Chantelle ).
location
Fourilles is located in the Bourbonnais landscape about 23 kilometers northwest of Vichy . Fourilles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fleuriel in the north and north-west, Chareil-Cintrat in the east and north-east, Étroussat in the east and south-east, Ussel-d'Allier in the south and Chantelle in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 277 | 264 | 237 | 198 | 194 | 188 | 203 | 209 | 196 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Fourilles Castle
Personalities
- Adelaïde Blaise François Le Lièvre de La Grange (1766–1833), General of the Cavalry, Marquis of Fourilles
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 109-110.
Web links
Commons : Fourilles - collection of images, videos and audio files
