Hérisson

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Hérisson
Hérisson
Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°E / 46.5094; 2.7122Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°E / 46.5094; 2.7122
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Hérisson
Intercommunality Pays de Tronçais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Faureau
Area
 • Land1 32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 676
 • Population2 Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03127 / 03190
Elevation 177–327 m (581–1,073 ft)
(avg. 199 m or 653 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.
For other uses, see Hérisson (disambiguation).

Hérisson is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 916—    
1968 1,043+13.9%
1975 979−6.1%
1982 872−10.9%
1990 801−8.1%
1999 709−11.5%
2008 676−4.7%

Notable people

  • Henri Harpignies (June 28, 1819 – August 28, 1916), 19th century painter of the Barbizon school who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings
  • Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
  • Olivier Perrier (born September 15, 1940), actor, codirector of the Théâtre des Fédérés

Gallery

  • Church of Notre-Dame

  • Chapelle du Calvaire

  • Église de Châteloy

  • Église de Châteloy: Interior

  • Église de Châteloy: Freso

  • Old church of église Saint-Sauveur

  • Porte de Varenne

See also

References

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