Louchy-Montfand

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Louchy-Montfand
Louchy-Montfand (France)
Louchy-Montfand
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Community association Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 17 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  E
height 228-266 m
surface 22.18 km 2
Residents 437 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03500
INSEE code
Website http://louchy-montfand.planet-allier.com/

Town hall (Mairie) of Louchy-Montfand

Louchy-Montfand is a French municipality with 437 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule . The inhabitants are called parodies

geography

Louchy-Montfand is located about 35 kilometers south-southwest of Moulins and 23 kilometers north-northwest of Vichy . Louchy-Montfand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bransat in the north and west, Saulcet in the north and northeast, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule in the east, Montord in the south and Cesset in the southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 399 385 348 361 378 424 451 436 440
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Louchy-Montfand

  • Saint-Pourçain church, historic monument since 1933
  • Montfand Castle from the 14th century, Monument historique
  • 19th century castle and domain of La Motte
Saint-Pourçain Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 949-951 .

Web links

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