Monestier, Allier

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Monestier
Monestier
Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°06′51″E / 46.2561°N 3.1142°E / 46.2561; 3.1142Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°06′51″E / 46.2561°N 3.1142°E / 46.2561; 3.1142
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Chantelle
Intercommunality Sioule, Colettes et Bouble
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Guillaumin
Area
  Land1 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 268
  Population2 Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03175 / 03140
Elevation 290–413 m (951–1,355 ft)
(avg. 323 m or 1,060 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.

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

Geography

The river Bouble forms most of the commune's southwestern border, then flows east through its southern part.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 436    
1968 437+0.2%
1975 359−17.8%
1982 274−23.7%
1990 282+2.9%
1999 266−5.7%
2008 268+0.8%

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References

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