Saint-Sornin, Allier

Saint-Sornin
Saint-Sornin
Location within Auvergne region  Saint-Sornin
Coordinates: 46°24′42″N 3°01′39″E / 46.4117°N 3.0275°ECoordinates: 46°24′42″N 3°01′39″E / 46.4117°N 3.0275°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	Bocage Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Daniel Blanchet[1]
Area^1	19.44 km^2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	235
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03260 / 03240
Elevation	344–458 m (1,129–1,503 ft) (avg. 413 m or 1,355 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-Sornin is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	334	—
1968	372	+11.4%
1975	333	−10.5%
1982	282	−15.3%
1990	210	−25.5%
1999	225	+7.1%
2008	220	−2.2%
2013	235	+6.8%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)[2]

Sights

• Church Saint-Saturnin^[3][4] which is a 14th-century and 19th-century building.
• Castle of Montbillon, which is a 17th-century and 19th-century building.

• Pond of La Goutte belonged to the Castle of Saint-Hubert in Chavenon

See also

• Bourbonnais
• 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. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. 1968–1999, 2008 and 2013, INSEE (in French).
4. André Guy Notre-Dame en Bourbonnais 1968 page 68-69