Saint-Fargeol

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Saint-Fargeol
Saint-Fargeol coat of arms
Saint-Fargeol (France)
Saint-Fargeol
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Montluçon-3
Community association Montluçon Community
Coordinates 46 ° 8 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E
height 434-573 m
surface 10.36 km 2
Residents 190 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03420
INSEE code

Saint-Fargeol is a French commune with 190 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the canton of Montluçon-3 (until 2015 Marcillat-en-Combraille ) in the arrondissement of Montluçon .

geography

Saint-Fargeol is about 23 kilometers south of Montluçon . Saint-Fargeol is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Marcillat-en-Combraille in the north, Virlet in the northeast, Pionsat in the south and east, Saint-Hilaire in the south and Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 313 311 284 249 229 218 216 202 191
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Julien church from 1848
  • Lavalade Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 641-644 .

Web links

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