Hérisson

Hérisson
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms
Hérisson
Location within Auvergne region  Hérisson
Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°ECoordinates: 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	Pays de Tronçais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Faureau[1]
Area^1	32.57 km^2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	636
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	916	—
1968	1,043	+13.9%
1975	979	−6.1%
1982	872	−10.9%
1990	801	−8.1%
1999	709	−11.5%
2008	676	−4.7%
2012	636	−5.9%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

• Henri Harpignies (June 28, 1819 – August 28, 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 September 15, 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".

Gallery

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  Church of Notre-Dame

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  Chapelle du Calvaire

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  Église de Châteloy

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  Église de Châteloy: Interior

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  Église de Châteloy: Freso

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  Old church of église Saint-Sauveur

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  Porte de Varenne

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "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 1 August 2015.