Saint-Germain-de-Salles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Gannat | |
| Community association | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
| height | 262-374 m | |
| surface | 11.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 425 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03140 | |
| INSEE code | 03237 | |
Saint-Germain-de-Salles is a central French town and municipality ( commune ) with 425 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Moulins and the Canton of Gannat (until 2015 Chantelle ).
location
Saint-Germain-de-Salles is located in the Bourbonnais landscape about 21 kilometers west-northwest of Vichy . Saint-Germain-de-Salles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Étroussat in the north, Barberier in the northeast, Broût-Vernet in the east, Le Mayet-d'École in the southeast, Jenzat in the south, Charroux in the west and Ussel-d'Allier in the northwest .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 510 | 509 | 473 | 466 | 445 | 412 | 433 | 444 | 424 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Germain-de-Salles
- church
- Salles Castle from the early 16th century, a historic monument since 1947
- Les Joyeux Castle, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 1 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 112-114 .
