Monestier, Allier

Monestier

The church in Monestier
Monestier

Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°06′51″E / 46.2561°N 3.1142°E / 46.2561; 3.1142Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°06′51″E / 46.2561°N 3.1142°E / 46.2561; 3.1142
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Gannat
Intercommunality Sioule, Colettes et Bouble
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Yves Maupoil[1]
Area1 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 293
  Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 03175 / 03140
Elevation 290–413 m (951–1,355 ft)
(avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Monestier is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

The river Bouble forms most of the commune's southwestern border, then flows east through its southern part.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962436    
1968437+0.2%
1975359−17.8%
1982274−23.7%
1990282+2.9%
1999266−5.7%
2008268+0.8%
2012293+9.3%
Source: INSEE (1968–2012)

See also

References

  1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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