Bagneux, Allier

Bagneux is a French commune of the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

Bagneux
Commune
Site of the Belleperche Fort
Coat of arms
Location of Bagneux
Bagneux
Bagneux
Coordinates: 46°39′30″N 3°12′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonMoulins-1
IntercommunalityMoulins Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Yves Véniat
Area
1
24.87 km2 (9.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
321
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03015 /03460
Elevation192–262 m (630–860 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bagnolais or Bagnolaises.[2]

Geography

Bagneux is located some 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Sancoins and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-west of Moulins. Access to the commune is by the D287 from Couzon in the west which goes to the village. The D101 comes from Aubigny in the north-west and passes through the commune and the village continuing south-east to Montilly. The D13 from Couzon to Montilly passes through the south-west of the commune. The D133 comes from Aurouër in the east and passes through the village before continuing south-west to Agonges. There are several hamlets in the commune: Les Amiel, Saligny, and Ray. There are large forests in the west of the commune with the eastern half mostly farmland.[3]

The Allier river flows north-west along the eastern border of the commune although it does not correspond exactly to the border and small portions of the commune are on the right bank. Many streams rise in the commune and flow eastwards to join the Allier. There are also several small lakes in the commune, both natural and artificial, which feed the streams.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[4]

History

The Chateau of Belleperche, located on the territory of the commune, was besieged in 1370 during the Hundred Years War. Free companies of Gascon mercenaries and marauders working for the English seized it in 1369 and retained as prisoner the Dowager Duchess of Bourbon, Isabella de Valois. The castle was besieged by the troops of the Dukes of Bourbon and Burgundy. The "Free companies" were expelled, but they took the duchess with them as hostage.

Heraldry
Arms of Bagneux
 Blazon:

Argent, a band wavy of Azure between in chief a sword of Or with hilt of sable posed in bend, in base an oak leaf Vert also in bend; all cantoned in Gules charged with a tower of Or, port open, masoned and windowed in Sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18381842Jean François Alexandre Théodore Patissier
18981908Jean Baptiste Emile Firmin Boutry
2001CurrentYves Véniat[6]DVG

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2004264—    
2006255−3.4%
2007272+6.7%
2008288+5.9%
2009305+5.9%
2010311+2.0%
2011315+1.3%
2012317+0.6%
2013320+0.9%
2014322+0.6%
2015319−0.9%
2016318−0.3%
Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
425 360 420 483 429 424 403 396 389
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
404 379 369 401 425 482 429 493 468
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
459 455 460 389 388 364 313 324 308
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2013
328 293 240 234 276 280 264 311 320

Sites and monuments
  • The Romanesque Church of Saint Paul (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.[7] The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Commemorative Plaque for the founding of Masses by Priest François Bouquereau (1679)[8]
    • A Bronze Bell (1527)[9]
    • A Processional Cross (13th century)[10]
  • The Motte of the vanished fortified castle of Belleperche. This mound is at an altitude of 2,138 m south-east of the Church

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Isabella de Valois, Dowager Duchess of Bourbon, mother of Duke Louis II of Bourbon, held prisoner in Belleperche from 1369 to 1370.

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Allier (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
    5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
    6. Re-elected in 2014: "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. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
    7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092981 Church of Saint Paul (in French)
    8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM03000023 Commemorative Plaque (in French)
    9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM03000022 Bronze Bell (in French)
    10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM03000021 Processional Cross (in French)
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