Saint-Ennemond
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Yzeure | |
| Community association | Moulins Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 3 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 209-258 m | |
| surface | 38.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 626 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03400 | |
| INSEE code | 03229 | |
| Website | saint-ennemond.fr | |
 Saint Laurent Church |
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Saint-Ennemond is a commune with 626 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Yzeure .
geography
The municipality is located in the Sologne bourbonnaise region , around 15 kilometers northeast of Moulins on the border with the neighboring Nièvre department . The neighboring municipalities of Saint-Ennemond are:
- Toury-Lurcy in the north,
- Lucenay-lès-Aix in the east,
- Gennetines in the south,
- Trévol and Aurouër in the west and
- Dornes in the northwest.
The municipality is crossed from south to north by the Abron River, which here, north of the village, receives the tributary Ruisseau des Mesles from the left . The departmental road D979a, which runs from Moulins to Decize , provides transport connections to the municipality.
history
The name of the community refers to Ennemond , who was Archbishop of Lyon around the year 650 , founded the Benedictine monastery of Saint Symphorien in the community and was later canonized. During the French Revolution the community was named Labron .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 827 | 658 | 671 | 649 | 617 | 656 | 638 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 1101-1102.
