Montaigu-le-Blin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
| Community association | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 18 ' N , 3 ° 31' E | |
| height | 263-342 m | |
| surface | 12.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 302 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03150 | |
| INSEE code | 03179 | |
 Château La Bolaize |
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Montaigu-le-Blin is a French municipality with 302 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule .
geography
The municipality covers 12.96 km² and is located 12 km northeast of Lapalisse and about 20 km north of Vichy .
history
It was first mentioned in the 10th century as Monte Acuto .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 473 | 531 | 475 | 425 | 374 | 356 | 308 | 306 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montaigu-le-Blin
- Remains of a Bourbon castle (13th / 14th century) on a hill: massive towers, double walls, donjon; a 19th century castle at their feet
- Manoir de Poncenat (15th century): Remains from the time before the destruction in the French Revolution : tower, fountain
- Manoir de La Jarousse (15th century, later rebuilt)
- Château La Bolaize
- Logis du Puy-Digon (16th century), de La Boulaize (17th century), de Chez-Presle (18th century), des Morets and du Riage (also 18th century)
- Place publique / Place de Montaigu-le-Blin with trees from the beginning of the 19th century
- Notre-Dame church ( 15th century choir , otherwise Romanesque )
- Old Notre-Dame-de-Ciernat Church (Romanesque nave, Gothic choir)
- Saint Anne Church
- Musée rural Montacutain, museum in the town hall on the geology , paleontology and archeology of the region
- Carrière calcaire, limestone - quarry
Personalities
- Jo Moutet , composer (20th century)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 1029-1033.
Web links
Commons : Montaigu-le-Blin - collection of images, videos and audio files
