Toulon-sur-Allier

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Toulon-sur-Allier
Toulon-sur-Allier (France)
Toulon-sur-Allier
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Moulins-2
Community association Moulins Community
Coordinates 46 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
height 206-284 m
surface 38.69 km 2
Residents 1,135 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03400
INSEE code
Website www.toulon-sur-allier.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Toulon-sur-Allier

Toulon-sur-Allier is a French commune of the department Allier with 1,135 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, it is assigned to the canton of Moulins-2 (until 2015: canton of Moulins-Sud ) and the arrondissement of Moulins . The inhabitants are called Toulonnais .

geography

Toulon-sur-Allier is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historic province of Bourbonnais about six kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Moulins on the banks of the Allier , which borders the municipality to the west. Toulon-sur-Allier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Moulins in the north, Montbeugny in the east, Neuilly-le-Réal in the south-east, Bessay-sur-Allier in the south, Chemilly in the west and south-west and Bressolles in the west and north-west.

Moulins-Montbeugny airfield is largely located in the municipality. This is where routes nationales 7 and 79 intersect .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 744 694 661 1,112 1,115 1,080 1,114 1,138
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Toulon-sur-Allier

  • Sainte-Marthe-et-Saint-Martin church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
  • Remains of the Mibonnet Chapel from the 17th century
  • Montchenin Castle, Monument historique
  • Le Colombier Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 905-907.

Web links

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