Vaumas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre | |
| Community association | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 38' E | |
| height | 227-304 m | |
| surface | 34.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 538 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03220 | |
| INSEE code | 03300 | |
Vaumas is a French municipality with 538 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre .
geography
Vaumas is located about 38 kilometers north-northeast of Vichy and about 26 kilometers east-southeast of Moulins . Vaumas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre in the north, Saligny-sur-Roudon in the east, Saint-Léon in the southeast, Châtelperron in the south, Thionne in the south and southwest, Mercy in the west, and Chapeau and Thiel-sur- Acolin in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 793 | 727 | 685 | 627 | 592 | 564 | 536 | 541 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vaumas
- Saint-Martin church from the 14th and 15th centuries
- Mill
Personalities
- René Bonnet (1904–1983), racing car driver
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 220-221.
Web links
Commons : Vaumas - collection of images, videos and audio files
