Vallon-en-Sully
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Huriel | |
| Community association | Val de Cher | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 37' E | |
| height | 167-280 m | |
| surface | 38.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,564 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03190 | |
| INSEE code | 03297 | |
| Website | http://www.vallonensully.com/ | |
 Saint Blaise Church |
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Vallon-en-Sully is a French commune with 1,564 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the department of Allier in Arrondissement Montlucon and in the canton Huriel (2015: Canton Hérisson ).
geography
Vallon-en-Sully is located on the Cher River and the Berry Canal . The Aumance flows through the northeast . Vallon-en-Sully is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Épineuil-le-Fleuriel in the north, Meaulne in the northeast, Le Brethon in the east and northeast, Hérisson in the east and southeast, Haut-Bocage with Maillet in the south and southeast, Nassigny in the south, and Chazemais in the south-west, Saint-Désiré in the west and south-west and Saint-Vitte in the west.
The A71 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
In 1939 Spanish refugees were housed here in the so-called Vallon-en-Sully internment camp .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,745 | 1,734 | 1,677 | 1,775 | 1,809 | 1,712 | 1,728 | 1,658 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vallon-en-Sully
- Saint-Blaise church with octagonal bell tower from the 12th century, monument historique since 1889
- La Lande Castle from the 15th century
- Le Creux Castle
- Les Prugnes Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 462-465.
