Saint-Christophe, Allier

Saint-Christophe
Saint-Christophe

Coordinates: 46°10′03″N 3°34′35″E / 46.1675°N 3.5764°E / 46.1675; 3.5764Coordinates: 46°10′03″N 3°34′35″E / 46.1675°N 3.5764°E / 46.1675; 3.5764
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Lapalisse
Intercommunality Pays de Lapalisse
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Françoise Walraet[1]
Area1 28.02 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 486
  Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03223 / 03120
Elevation 305–471 m (1,001–1,545 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 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-Christophe is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Geography

Saint-Christophe is surrounded by the communes of Billezois, Saint-Prix, Le Breuil, Isserpent, Molles, and Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq. Saint-Christophe lies about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Vichy.

The south of the commune is rolling hills and valleys, whereas the north is flatter and more favorable to agriculture. Le Mourgon, the principal stream of the commune is 18 km long and separates these two parts.

Population

The population of the commune peaked in the 1890s and has since returned to the level of the 17th century.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1568375    
1686450+20.0%
1799551+22.4%
1836692+25.6%
1841664−4.0%
1846704+6.0%
1856710+0.9%
1861713+0.4%
1866738+3.5%
1872747+1.2%
1876836+11.9%
1881830−0.7%
1886879+5.9%
1891911+3.6%
1896922+1.2%
1901911−1.2%
1911818−10.2%
1921873+6.7%
1926773−11.5%
1931808+4.5%
1936769−4.8%
1946745−3.1%
1954721−3.2%
1962521−27.7%
1968589+13.1%
1975489−17.0%
1982480−1.8%
1990475−1.0%
1999481+1.3%
2008472−1.9%
2013486+3.0%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

Sights

See also

References

  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.
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