Venas

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Venas
Venas coat of arms
Venas (France)
Venas
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Huriel
Community association Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Coordinates 46 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 46 ′  E
height 210-293 m
surface 32.15 km 2
Residents 235 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03190
INSEE code

Vena is a French municipality with 235 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Huriel (until 2015 Hérisson ).

location

Venas is about twelve kilometers northeast of Montluçon . Venas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hérisson in the north and north-west, Louroux-Bourbonnais in the north and north-east, Cosne-d'Allier in the east, Sauvagny in the south and south-east and Haut-Bocage in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 363 298 285 269 247 242 237 243 241
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Venas

  • Saint-Paul church from the 12th / 13th centuries century
  • Venas Castle from the 15th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 1 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 466-467 .

Web links

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