Molinet
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre | |
| Community association | Grand Charolais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 219-288 m | |
| surface | 25.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,150 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03510 | |
| INSEE code | 03173 | |
Molinet is a French commune with 1,150 inhabitants (as of 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
Molinet is about 54 kilometers northeast of Vichy and about 47 kilometers east-southeast of Moulins . The Loire limits the municipality to the north. The Vouzance , which also flows into the Loire here, and the Canal latéral à la Loire flow through the municipality . Molinet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Motte-Saint-Jean in the north and northeast, Digoin in the northeast, Chassenard in the east, Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance in the south, Le Pin in the southwest, Coulanges in the west and Saint-Agnan in the northwest.
Route nationale 79 runs through the municipality
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,062 | 1,090 | 1,179 | 1,147 | 1,264 | 1,159 | 1,172 | 1,173 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church from 1910
- old church from the 12th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Radegonde from the 17th century
- La Broche house from the 17th century
- 19th century castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 209-211.
