Verneix
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Commentry | |
| Community association | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 40' E | |
| height | 230-387 m | |
| surface | 30.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 603 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03190 | |
| INSEE code | 03305 | |
| Website | http://www.verneix.fr/ | |
 Saint Laurent Church |
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Verneix is a French municipality with 603 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Commentry (until 2015: canton of Montluçon-Est ).
geography
Verneix is located in the Bocage Bourbonnais landscape , around seven kilometers northeast of Montluçon . Neighboring communities of Verneix are Haut-Bocage in the north and northeast, Bizeneuille in the east, Saint-Angel in the south, Saint-Victor in the west and Estivareilles in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 634 | 619 | 556 | 538 | 574 | 584 | 557 | 611 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Verneix
- Saint-Laurent church from the 19th century
- Fragne Castle
Personalities
- Théophile Alajouanine (1890–1980), naturalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 790-791.
Web links
Commons : Verneix - collection of images, videos and audio files
