Saint-Yorre
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Saint-Yorre Sant Tiourre |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Vichy-2 | |
| Community association | Vichy Community | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 4 ′ N , 3 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 258-325 m | |
| surface | 6.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,561 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 403 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03270 | |
| INSEE code | 03264 | |
| Website | www.ville-saint-yorre.fr | |
 Saint-Yorre town hall |
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Saint-Yorre is a French commune with 2,931 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vichy and the canton of Vichy-2 (until March 2015: canton of Cusset-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Yorrais .
geography
Saint-Yorre is about eight kilometers south of Vichy on the Allier River . Saint-Yorre is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Abrest in the north, Busset in the east, Mariol in the south and southeast, Saint-Priest-Bramefant in the south and southwest, Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin in the west and Hauterive in the northwest.
The former route nationale 106 (today's D906) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,942 | 3,042 | 3,154 | 3,103 | 3,003 | 2,840 | 2,745 | 2,788 |
Attractions
- Saint-Éloi church
Personalities
- Valery Larbaud (1881–1957), writer
- Gabriel Romon (1905–1944), resistance fighter
- Nolwenn Leroy (* 1982), pop singer, grew up in Saint-Yorre
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 193-195.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Yorre - Collection of images, videos and audio files
