Commentry
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- Not to be confused with commentary.
| Commune of Commentry | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 44' 32" E |
| Latitude | 46° 17' 23" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Auvergne |
| Département | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Gaby (2001-2007) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 332 m–462 m (avg. 385 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7,204 |
| - Density () | 343/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03082/ 03600 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Commentry is a town and commune of central France, in the département of Allier, 42 m. SW of Moulins by the Orléans railway. Pop. (1906) 7581.
Commentry gives its name to a coalfield over 21 square kilometres in extent, and has important foundries and forges.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
