Commentry

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Commune of Commentry
Location
Longitude 02° 44' 32" E
Latitude 46° 17' 23" N
Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department 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 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

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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