Lapalisse
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Lapalisse | |
| Community association | Pays de Lapalisse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 264-465 m | |
| surface | 33.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,123 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 95 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03120 | |
| INSEE code | 03138 | |
Lapalisse is a French municipality with 3123 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is part of the Vichy arrondissement and the seat of the Pays de Lapalisse municipal association .
geography
The municipality is located on the Besbre , about 20 kilometers northeast of Vichy . The townscape is dominated by Lapalisse Castle.
The Lapalisse-Saint-Prix station on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway , which is in the municipality of Saint-Prix , is no longer served.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 3349 | 3528 | 3605 | 3553 | 3603 | 3332 | 3217 | 3105 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Lapalisse
- La Palice Castle , 12.-16. Century ( early Renaissance ), with the Golden Salon and Flemish tapestries from the 15th century; with paintings and original furniture in the style of the Italian Renaissance, Monument historique
- Musée de l'Art en Marche
- Exposition des Drapeaux des Nations
- Vallée de la Besbre, natural, hedge-rich river valley of the meandering, fish-rich Besbre
- Saint Jean Baptiste Church (19th century)
La Palice Castle, front
Back of the lock
Saint Jean Baptiste Church
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Personalities
- Émile Bourdon (1884–1974), organist and composer
- Louis-Simon Dereure (1838–1900), member of the First International and the Council of the Paris Commune
- Jeanne Labourbe (1877-1919), communist
- Claude Montal (1800–1865), piano maker
Others
- In French, a "lapalissade" is an expression for a truism that refers to anecdotes from the city's history.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 549-554.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lapalisse Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Lapalisse - collection of images, videos and audio files
