Saint-Genest (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Montluçon-3 | |
| Community association | Montluçon Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 2 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 393-543 m | |
| surface | 20.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 407 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03420 | |
| INSEE code | 03233 | |
Saint-Genest is a French commune with 407 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-Genest is about eight kilometers south of Montluçon . Saint-Genest is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lignerolles in the north and west, Villebret in the north and east, Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest in the south-east, Terjat in the south and Sainte-Thérence in the south and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 281 | 264 | 242 | 252 | 322 | 347 | 356 | 350 | 404 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Genest church from the 19th century
- former Saint-Genest church from the 12th century
- Saint-Genest castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 644-646 .
Web links
Commons : Saint-Genest - collection of images, videos and audio files
