Saint-Désiré
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Huriel | |
| Community association | Pays d'Huriel | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 ' N , 2 ° 26' E | |
| height | 193-400 m | |
| surface | 41.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 447 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03370 | |
| INSEE code | 03225 | |
Saint-Désiré is a French municipality with 447 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Huriel .
location
Saint-Désiré is located about 21 kilometers northwest of Montluçon . Saint-Désiré is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vesdun in the north and north-west, Saint-Vitte in the north-east, Vallon-en-Sully in the east and north-east, Chazemais in the east and south-east, Courçais in the south, Viplaix in the south-west, Saint-Éloy-d ' Allier in the west and Culan in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 812 | 731 | 555 | 498 | 442 | 455 | 467 | 433 | 440 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Désiré
- Saint-Désiré priory church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, Monument historique
- Chapel of Sainte-Agathe
- Former church of Saint-Désiré
- Former church of Moussais
- Former monastery of Bussières-les-Nonains , founded in 1188
Saint-Désiré church
Chapel of Sainte-Agathe
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 487-490 .
Web links
Commons : Saint-Désiré - collection of images, videos and audio files
