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Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ puʁsɛ̃ syʁ bɛbʁ], literally Saint-Pourçain on Besbre) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3]
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | |
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 The Chateau de Beauvoir, in Saint-Pourcain-sur-Besbre | |
Location of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre  | |
  Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre  Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′34″N 3°38′14″E / 46.4761°N 3.6372°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre |
| Intercommunality | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Maridet[1] |
Area 1 | 32.99 km2 (12.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 370 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03253 /03290 |
| Elevation | 219–286 m (719–938 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 467 | — |
| 1975 | 477 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 448 | −0.89% |
| 1990 | 423 | −0.72% |
| 1999 | 426 | +0.08% |
| 2009 | 415 | −0.26% |
| 2014 | 435 | +0.95% |
| 2020 | 374 | −2.49% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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