Commentry
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Commentry | |
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Coordinates: 46°17′23″N 2°44′32″E / 46.2897°N 2.7422°ECoordinates: 46°17′23″N 2°44′32″E / 46.2897°N 2.7422°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Montluçon |
Canton | Commentry |
Intercommunality | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–2020) | Fernand Spaccaferri[1] |
Area 1 | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
Population (2016-01-01)[2] | 6,448 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03082 /03600 |
Elevation | 332–462 m (1,089–1,516 ft) (avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Commentry (Auvergnat: Comentriac) is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Moulins in the valley of the Œil. It is within 8 km of one of the geographic centres of France. The film actress Yvonne Rozille (1900–1985) was born in Commentry.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 600 | — |
1800 | 498 | −17.0% |
1806 | 565 | +13.5% |
1821 | 601 | +6.4% |
1831 | 1,277 | +112.5% |
1836 | 1,126 | −11.8% |
1841 | 1,424 | +26.5% |
1846 | 3,015 | +111.7% |
1851 | 5,465 | +81.3% |
1856 | 8,484 | +55.2% |
1861 | 8,582 | +1.2% |
1866 | 9,978 | +16.3% |
1872 | 11,698 | +17.2% |
1876 | 12,978 | +10.9% |
1881 | 12,416 | −4.3% |
1886 | 12,515 | +0.8% |
1891 | 12,618 | +0.8% |
1896 | 12,632 | +0.1% |
1901 | 11,169 | −11.6% |
1906 | 10,205 | −8.6% |
1911 | 10,112 | −0.9% |
1921 | 10,256 | +1.4% |
1926 | 10,089 | −1.6% |
1931 | 10,136 | +0.5% |
1936 | 8,827 | −12.9% |
1946 | 9,119 | +3.3% |
1954 | 9,259 | +1.5% |
1962 | 9,711 | +4.9% |
1968 | 10,026 | +3.2% |
1975 | 10,043 | +0.2% |
1982 | 9,195 | −8.4% |
1990 | 8,021 | −12.8% |
1999 | 7,204 | −10.2% |
2006 | 6,857 | −4.8% |
2011 | 6,580 | −4.0% |
History
Commentry was the first commune ever to elect a socialist mayor: Christophe Thivrier was elected the 6th of June 1882.[3] The Socialist Party of France was founded in Commentry in September 1902.
Economy
Commentry gave its name to a coal field over 21 square kilometres in extent, and had important foundries and forges.
Science
Charles Brongniart discovered many fossils near Commentry.
See also
References
- ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). maires-allier.fr (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Populations légales 2016". INSEE. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ (in French) Election of the first socialist mayor Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Commentry". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 766.
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