Jenzat

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Jenzat
Jenzat (France)
Jenzat
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Gannat
Community association Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 12 ′  E
height 274-449 m
surface 11.36 km 2
Residents 508 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03800
INSEE code

Jenzat is a central French town and municipality ( commune ) with 508 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Gannat .

location

Jenzat is located in the Bourbonnais landscape about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Vichy . Jenzat is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Charroux in the north and northwest, Saint-Germain-de-Salles in the north and northeast, Le Mayet-d'École in the east, Saulzet in the south and southeast, Mazerier in the south and Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort in the West.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 513 492 451 422 439 450 504 520 511
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Jenzat

  • Saint-Martin church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1907/1923
  • Rectory from the 15th century, monument historique since 1972
  • Jenzat Castle and Park, Monument historique since 1995

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 398-401.

Web links

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