Paray-le-Frésil
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre | |
| Community association | Moulins Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 205-252 m | |
| surface | 37.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 389 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03230 | |
| INSEE code | 03203 | |
 View into the center of Paray-le-Frésil |
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Paray-le-Frésil is a French municipality with 389 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 (until 2015: canton of Chevagnes ).
geography
Paray-le-Frésil is located about 23 kilometers east-northeast of Moulins in the Sologne Bourbonnaise region . The Canal latéral à la Loire runs through the municipality . Paray-le-Frésil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gannay-sur-Loire in the north, Saint-Martin-des-Lais in the east and northeast, Garnat-sur-Engièvre in the east and southeast, Beaulon in the south and southeast, Chevagnes in the south and Southwest and La Chapelle-aux-Chasses in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 653 | 573 | 522 | 547 | 469 | 417 | 428 | 386 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Paray-le-Frésil
- Saint Didier Church
- 17th century castle, monument historique
Personalities
- Victor Destutt de Tracy (1781–1864), politician, Minister of the Navy (1848–1849)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 139-140.
