Quinssaines
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Quinssaines Quinçainas |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Montluçon-4 | |
| Community association | Montluçon Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 295-483 m | |
| surface | 25.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03380 | |
| INSEE code | 03212 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-quinssaines.fr/ | |
Quinssaines ( Occitan : Quinçainas ) is a French commune of the department Allier with 1,487 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Montluçon-4 . The inhabitants are called Quinssainois .
geography
Quinssaines is about six kilometers west-southwest of Montluçon . Quinssaines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martinien in the north and north-west, Huriel in the north, Domérat in the north-east, Prémilhat in the east, Teillet-Argenty in the south and south-east, Viersat in the south and south-west and Lamaids in the west and south-west.
The national route 145 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 700 | 715 | 770 | 1,050 | 1,071 | 1,063 | 1,060 | 1,430 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Quinssaines
- Saint-Marcel church from the 19th century
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste chapel from the 14th century, alterations from the 19th century
- Quinssaines Castle
- town hall
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 777-779.
