Villebret

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Villebret
Villebret coat of arms
Villebret (France)
Villebret
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Montluçon-3
Community association Montluçon Community
Coordinates 46 ° 16 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 16 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E
height 210-496 m
surface 15.34 km 2
Residents 1,316 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 86 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03310
INSEE code
Website http://www.villebret.fr/

Villebret is a French commune with 1,316 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belongs to the canton of Montluçon-3 (until 2015: canton of Marcillat-en-Combraille ) in the arrondissement of Montluçon .

geography

Villebret is located about eight kilometers south-southeast of Montluçon . Villebret is surrounded by the neighboring communities Lavault-Sainte-Anne in the north and north-west, Néris-les-Bains in the north and north-east, Durdat-Larequille in the east and south-east, Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest in the south, Saint-Genest in the west and south-west as well Lignerolles to the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 482 479 512 696 865 1,021 1,220 1,305
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Villebret

  • Saint-Étienne church from the 12th / 13th centuries century
  • Chapel of Saint Sulpice in Polier from the 12th century
  • Les Modières castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 657-659.

Web links

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