Fleuriel

Fleuriel
Commune
The church in Fleuriel
Fleuriel
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Fleuriel
Coordinates: 46°16′57″N 3°10′44″E / 46.2825°N 3.1789°E / 46.2825; 3.1789Coordinates: 46°16′57″N 3°10′44″E / 46.2825°N 3.1789°E / 46.2825; 3.1789
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Gannat
Intercommunality Pays Saint-Pourcinois
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Gérard Laplanche[1]
Area1 28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 342
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 03115 /03140
Elevation 255–446 m (837–1,463 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 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.

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

Geology and relief 

Two parts of its territory are wooded: the forest of Mosières, in the north, and the end of the forest of the Abbaye-Giverzat, in the southwest.

Hydrography

The town is watered by the Veauvre, stream that flows into the Bouble

Routes of communication and transport 

The municipality is crossed by the provincial road 36, which provides access to Montmarault by the RD 46 northwest of the town, or to Chantelle by the RD 986 southeast.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962331—    
1968429+29.6%
1975335−21.9%
1982330−1.5%
1990330+0.0%
1999311−5.8%
2008358+15.1%
2012342−4.5%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Géoportail". www.geoportail.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

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