Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux

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Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux
Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux (France)
Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Moulins-2
Community association Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Coordinates 46 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 24'  E
height 223-304 m
surface 40.08 km 2
Residents 381 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03340
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux

Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux is a French municipality with 381 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Moulins-2 .

geography

Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux is located about 15 kilometers south-southeast of Moulins . The Luzeray River runs along the northern boundary of the municipality . Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bessay-sur-Allier in the north and north-west, Gouise in the north, Treteau in the east and south-east, Montoldre in the south and south-east, Saint-Loup in the south and La Ferté-Hauterive in the west .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 671 641 504 506 506 465 445 402
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux

  • Saint-Julien church
  • Saint-Gérand castle from the 16th / 17th centuries century
  • Les Guichardots Castle
  • Hauterive Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 933-936.

Web links

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