Saint-Priest-en-Murat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Commentry | |
| Community association | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 265-433 m | |
| surface | 25.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 223 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03390 | |
| INSEE code | 03256 | |
Saint-Priest-en-Murat is a French municipality with 223 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Commentry .
geography
Saint-Priest-en-Murat is located in the Bocage Bourbonnais countryside , around 23 kilometers east of Montluçon . The municipality is crossed in the southwest by the Thernille river, which is also called Ruisseau des Brosses here . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Priest-en-Murat are Murat in the north, Chappes in the northeast, Sazeret in the east, Saint-Bonnet-de-Four in the south, Bézenet in the southeast and Villefranche-d'Allier in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 457 | 413 | 321 | 268 | 243 | 231 | 255 | 210 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Priest-en-Murat
- Saint-Priest church from the 12th century, alterations in the 14th and 15th centuries. Century, monument historique since 1968
- Domain from the 16th / 17th centuries century
Personalities
- Hubertine Auclert (1848–1914), socialist and women's rights activist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 826-828.
