Commentry
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Commentry | ||
| 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–Néris-les-Bains | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014;2020) | Claude Riboulet | |
| Area1 | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 6,580 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03082 / 03600 | |
| Elevation |
332–462 m (1,089–1,516 ft) (avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Commentry 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.[1] 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
- ↑ (French) Election of the first socialist mayor
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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