Saint-Gérand-le-Puy
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
| Community association | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 16 ' N , 3 ° 31' E | |
| height | 268-359 m | |
| surface | 19.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 993 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03150 | |
| INSEE code | 03235 | |
| Website | http://saintgerandlepuy.cc-varennesforterre.fr/ | |
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy is a commune with 993 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (until 2015: canton of Varennes-sur-Allier ). The inhabitants are called Gérandais .
geography
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy is located about 16 km north-northeast of Vichy . Saint-Gérand-le-Puy is surrounded by the neighboring communities Boucé in the north and northwest, Montaigu-le-Blin in the north, Cindré in the northeast, Servilly in the east and northeast, Périgny in the east, Magnet in the south, Saint-Félix in the southwest, Sanssat in the west and Langy in the west and northwest.
The National Route 7 runs through the municipality .
The municipal area of magnet was the station Saint-Gérand-Le Puy-magnet on the railway line Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons and Lyon-Perrache is which nowadays no longer served.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,186 | 1,143 | 1,121 | 1,018 | 1,064 | 1,029 | 1,001 | 1,023 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy
- 11th century Saint-Julien church, a historic monument since 1932
- Saint-Gérand castle from the 15th century
- Gondailly mansion
- James Joyce Museum
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 1042-1046.
