Saint-Sornin (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Souvigny | |
| Community association | Bocage Bourbonnais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 344-458 m | |
| surface | 19.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 225 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03240 | |
| INSEE code | 03260 | |
Saint-Sornin is a French municipality with 225 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the canton of Souvigny (until 2015: canton of Le Montet ) and the arrondissement of Moulins .
geography
Saint-Sornin is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historic province of Bourbonnais , about 37 kilometers southwest of the city center of Moulins and about 40 kilometers northwest of Vichy . Saint-Sornin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Buxières-les-Mines in the north and north-west, Rocles in the north and east, Le Montet in the east, Deux-Chaises in the south, Chappes in the south-west and Chavenon in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 410 | 372 | 333 | 282 | 210 | 225 | 222 | 231 | 227 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Sornin (Allier)
- Saint-Saturnin church from the 14th century
- Montbillon Castle from the 17th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 697-698 .
