Saint-Bonnet-de-Four

Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
The church in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Location within Auvergne region  Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Coordinates: 46°18′49″N 2°54′40″E / 46.3136°N 2.9111°ECoordinates: 46°18′49″N 2°54′40″E / 46.3136°N 2.9111°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Région de Montmarault
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Chapelier[1]
Area^1	18.73 km^2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	208
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03219 / 03390
Elevation	318–476 m (1,043–1,562 ft) (avg. 467 m or 1,532 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.

Saint-Bonnet-de-Four is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	269	—
1968	299	+11.2%
1975	259	−13.4%
1982	228	−12.0%
1990	227	−0.4%
1999	221	−2.6%
2008	200	−9.5%
2013	208	+4.0%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

Sights

• Church of Saint Bonnet, with its bent steeple and ornate doors.

The original church dates from the 11th century and is a designated historic monument. In the 14th century, a Gothic chapel was added on the right of the transept.

The steeple was struck by lightning in 1894 and rebuilt from green wood that subsequently warped and became a local curiosity. In 1978, when the church was restored, the requirement that it be rebuilt exactly like the original meant that the 1/8 turn in the steeple had to be maintained.

Door of the church

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.