Verneix
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Verneix | |
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Location of Verneix  | |
  Verneix  Verneix | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′52″N 2°40′15″E / 46.3978°N 2.6708°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Intercommunality | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Brocard[1] |
| Area 1 | 30.87 km2 (11.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 581 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03305 /03190 |
| Elevation | 230–387 m (755–1,270 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Verneix (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɛ]; Occitan: Vernai) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 619 | — |
| 1975 | 556 | −1.52% |
| 1982 | 538 | −0.47% |
| 1990 | 574 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 584 | +0.19% |
| 2009 | 585 | +0.02% |
| 2014 | 603 | +0.61% |
| 2020 | 587 | −0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]- Saint Laurent church from the 19th century.
Personalities
[edit]- Théophile Alajouanine, (1890–1980), neurologist and writer, born in Verneix
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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