Hérisson
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Hérisson | |
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 A general view of Hérisson | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hérisson  | |
  Hérisson  Hérisson | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Huriel |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Tronçais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Cusin-Panit[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 583 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03127 /03190 |
| Elevation | 177–327 m (581–1,073 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hérisson (French pronunciation: [eʁisɔ̃]; Occitan: Eiriçon) is a town in the Allier department in central France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,043 | — |
| 1975 | 979 | −0.90% |
| 1982 | 872 | −1.64% |
| 1990 | 801 | −1.06% |
| 1999 | 709 | −1.35% |
| 2009 | 662 | −0.68% |
| 2014 | 639 | −0.70% |
| 2020 | 601 | −1.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Henri Harpignies (28 June 1819 – 28 August 1916), 19th century painter of the Barbizon school who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings.
- Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
- Olivier Perrier (born 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
Gallery
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Church of Notre-Dame -
Chapelle du Calvaire -
Église de Châteloy
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Église de Châteloy: Interior -
Église de Châteloy: Fresco -
Old church of église Saint-Sauveur -
Porte de Varenne
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See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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