Gannat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Gannat | |
| Community association | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 312-547 m | |
| surface | 36.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,832 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 158 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03800 | |
| INSEE code | 03118 | |
Gannat is a French commune with 5832 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the arrondissement of Vichy ( Allier department , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ).
geography
The small town of Gannat is located on the Andelot River in the Limagne Bourbonnaise countryside , about 20 kilometers west of Vichy . The municipality of Gannat borders the Puy-de-Dôme department to the south and west .
history
Excavations are currently taking place in Gannat, which prove the prehistoric and early historical settlement of the place. In Roman times, Gannat became the transport hub between Vichy , Clermont-Ferrand and Chantelle .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5376 | 5967 | 6355 | 6255 | 5919 | 5830 | 5881 | 5836 |
Worth seeing
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Gannat
- Old castle, 12th century, modified in the 19th century, 4 towers; in the Château das Musée Municipal (city museum) with exhibits of sacred art, including a gospel book from the 9th century, and with an exhibition on the Resistance , Monument historique
- Towers of the old city wall ring (15th century): Tour Larat, Tour Calixte-Moulin and Tour Graulier
- Manoir de La Fauconnière, 15th century manor house
- Manoir des Duriers, 15th century manor house
- Numerous old houses from the 14th to 16th centuries
- Church of Sainte-Croix (12th-14th centuries, rebuilt in the 17th century), Monument historique
- Saint-Etienne church, an old Benedictine priory church (11th / 12th centuries) with a 15th century bell tower and a 12th century porch, monument historique
- Remains of the church de l'Aumône
- Romanesque chapel of Saint-James, now a barn
- Chapelle Sainte-Procule, forest chapel, 18th century, near a 19th century cross
- Paleontological Museum, see
- Sainte-Croix church
festival
The ten-day international festival "Les Cultures du Monde" (formerly "Festival Mondial de Folklore") has taken place here every year for more than 30 years.
Personalities
- Sandrine Bonnaire (* 1967), film actress
- Charles Antoine Gidel (1827–1900), French literary historian
- Ferdinand François Châtel (1795–1875), French church reformer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 380-398.
- Louis Virlogeux: Si Gannat m'était conté Profils et silhouettes. Créer, Nonette 2005, ISBN 2-84819-048-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gannat Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Church of Sainte-Croix in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Saint-Etienne Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
