Hérisson

Hérisson is a town in the Allier department in central France.

For other uses, see Hérisson (disambiguation).

Hérisson
Commune
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms
Location of Hérisson
Hérisson
Hérisson
Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonHuriel
IntercommunalityPays de Tronçais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Faureau[1]
Area
1
32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
622
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03127 /03190
Elevation177–327 m (581–1,073 ft)
(avg. 199 m or 653 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962916—    
19681,043+13.9%
1975979−6.1%
1982872−10.9%
1990801−8.1%
1999709−11.5%
2008676−4.7%
2012636−5.9%
Source: INSEE

Notable people
  • Henri Harpignies (June 28, 1819 – August 28, 1916), 19th century painter of the Barbizon school who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings
  • Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
  • Olivier Perrier (born September 15, 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
  • Church of Notre-Dame
  • Chapelle du Calvaire
  • Église de Châteloy
  • Église de Châteloy: Interior
  • Église de Châteloy: Fresco
  • Old church of église Saint-Sauveur
  • Porte de Varenne

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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