Magnet (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
| Community association | Vichy Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 13 ' N , 3 ° 30' E | |
| height | 274-366 m | |
| surface | 12.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 989 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03260 | |
| INSEE code | 03157 | |
| Website | http://communedemagnet.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) by Magnet |
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Magnet is a commune with 989 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (until 2015 Varennes-sur-Allier ).
geography
Magnet is about thirteen kilometers north-northeast of Vichy . Magnet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Félix in the north and northwest, Saint-Gérand-le-Puy in the north, Périgny in the east and northeast, Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq in the south and southeast, Bost in the south and Seuillet in the west and Southwest.
The Saint-Gérand-Le Puy-Magnet train station was located in the municipality on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway, which is no longer served today.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Residents | 733 | 722 | 611 | 592 | 656 | 694 | 741 | 894 | 982 |
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Attractions
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See also: List of Monuments historiques in Magnet (Allier)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church from the 12th century
- Noailly Castle, monument historique since 1933
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 1026-1029.
