Saint-Pont
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Bellerive-sur-Allier | |
| Community association | Vichy Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 287-343 m | |
| surface | 12.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 656 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03110 | |
| INSEE code | 03252 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-saint-pont.fr/ | |
Saint-Pont is a French municipality with 656 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is assigned to the canton of Bellerive-sur-Allier (until March 2015: canton of Escurolles ) and the arrondissement of Vichy .
geography
Saint-Pont is located eight kilometers west-north-west of Vichy in the Limagne bourbonnaise region on the Allier . Saint-Pont is surrounded by the neighboring communities Broût-Vernet in the north, Vendat in the east, Espinasse-Vozelle in the south and south-east, and Escurolles in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 502 | 521 | 486 | 451 | 408 | 387 | 412 | 435 | 449 | 516 | 612 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Pont
- Saint-Mayeul-Saint-Pont church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, rebuilt in the 19th century, Monument historique since 1980
- Saint-Pont Castle, historic monument since 1990
Saint-Mayeul-Saint-Pont church
Saint-Pont Castle
Personalities
- Alain Borne (1915–1962), poet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 362-3365.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Pont - Collection of images, videos and audio files
