Bellenaves

Bellenaves
Post office
Bellenaves
Location within Auvergne region  Bellenaves
Coordinates: 46°12′05″N 3°04′51″E / 46.2014°N 3.0808°ECoordinates: 46°12′05″N 3°04′51″E / 46.2014°N 3.0808°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Gannat
Intercommunality	Sioule, Colettes et Bouble
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Dominique Bidet
Area^1	34.88 km^2 (13.47 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	1,017
• Density	29/km^2 (76/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03022 / 03330
Elevation	297–543 m (974–1,781 ft) (avg. 395 m or 1,296 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.

Bellenaves (occitan Balanava) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

The river Bouble forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

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  Bellenaves in the former canton of Ébreuil (before March 2015).

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  Bellenaves in the Sioule, Colettes et Bouble intercommunality.

Population

Inhabitants are called Bellenavois and Bellenavoises.^[1]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,068	—
1968	1,196	+12.0%
1975	1,118	−6.5%
1982	1,104	−1.3%
1990	1,006	−8.9%
1999	1,003	−0.3%
2008	1,032	+2.9%
2013	1,017	−1.5%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013[2])

Administration

• 2008–current: Dominique Bidet^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Bellenaves (03330)". habitants.fr (in French). SARL Patagos. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
2. "2013 legal populations - Bellenaves". INSEE (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.