Lusigny

Lusigny
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Community association	Moulins Community
Coordinates	46 ° 35 ' N , 3 ° 29' E Coordinates: 46 ° 35 ' N , 3 ° 29' E
height	224-273 m
surface	44.55 km 2
Residents	1,698 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	38 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	03230
INSEE code	03156
	; Aerial view of the place

Lusigny is a French commune with 1,698 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre .

geography

The municipality is located in the Sologne Bourbonnaise region , about twelve kilometers east of the Moulins metropolitan area . Neighboring municipalities to Lusigny are:

Chevagnes in the northeast and east,
Thiel-sur-Acolin in the southeast,
Montbeugny in the south,
Yzeure in the west and
Chézy to the northwest and north.

The place is on the right bank of the river Ozon , the municipality is also crossed by the river Huzarde in the east , in the western part the Abron rises - all rivers drain into the Acolin . The many small ponds to which most of the watercourses are dammed are striking in the surrounding landscape. One of the ponds is also in the middle of the local area and is simply called l'Étang .