Lignerolles (Allier)

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Lignerolles
Coat of arms of Lignerolles
Lignerolles (France)
Lignerolles
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Montluçon-4
Community association Montluçon Community
Coordinates 46 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E
height 204-396 m
surface 11.81 km 2
Residents 742 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 63 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03310
INSEE code

Wash house in Lignerolles

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Lignerolles is a central French city and a municipality in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality with 742 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Montluçon-4 (until 2015: canton of Montluçon-Sud ).

location

Lignerolles is located about seven kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Montluçon . The Cher limits the community in the east. Lignerolles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Prémilhat in the north and west, Lavault-Sainte-Anne in the north-east, Villebret in the east, Saint-Genest in the south-east, Sainte-Thérence in the south and Teillet-Argenty in the west and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 458 435 443 473 579 566 622 768
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 19th century Saint Martin church
  • Wash house ( lavoir )
  • Mercier Mill

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 729-730.

Web links

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