Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest

Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest
Commune
The road into Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest
Coat of arms
Location of Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest
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Coordinates: 46°13′32″N 2°40′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Montluçon-3
Intercommunality	CA Montluçon Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Lamoine[1]
Area ^1	20.02 km^2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	374
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03007 /03420
Elevation	393–543 m (1,289–1,781 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest (French pronunciation: [aʁfœj sɛ̃ pʁijɛ(st)]; Occitan: Arfuelha e Sant Prich) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arpheuillais or Arpheuillaises.[3]

Geography

Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest is located some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-east of Montluçon and some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-west of Commentry. Access to the commune is by the D69 road from Durdat-Larequille in the north-east passing through the village and continuing south-east to Ronnet. The D1089 branches off the D69 just north-west of the village and continues south-west to Marcillat-en-Combraille. The D460 from Ronnet going north to join the D2144 passes through the east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Villenette, La Naute, and L'Harpe. Apart from a large belt of forest in the north, the commune is entirely farmland.[4]

The Banny river rises in the commune near the village and flows north-east to the Etang de la Ganne. The Ruisseau de Puy Clevaud rises near Villenette and flows south to join the Tartasse south of the commune.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Heraldry

Arms of Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest

Blazon: Party per pale, first Or, an oak leaf in Vert; second Gules, a harp in Argent; all surmounted in chief Azure charged with a key Or in fesse.

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[5]

From	To	Name	Party
1793	1795	Jean Confession
1795	1796	Joseph Cajat
1796	1820	André Labarre
1820	1821	Hippolyte Garreau
1821	1848	Pierre Mage
1848	1850	Nicolas Aucouturier
1850	1852	Jean-Gilbert Mage
1850	1852	Perronet
1852	1878	Jean-Gilbert Mage
1878	1888	François Cajat
1888	1892	Antoine Labarre
1892	1919	Félix Lamoine
1919		Antonin Gaume
2001	2008	Georges Liconnet
2008	Present	Jean Paul Lamoine[6][7]	PS

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	401	—
1975	358	−1.61%
1982	321	−1.55%
1990	334	+0.50%
1999	307	−0.93%
2007	333	+1.02%
2012	353	+1.17%
2017	356	+0.17%
Source: INSEE[8]

Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

A street in Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest

A Well in Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest and Allier Department in 2017

	Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest		Allier
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	19.8	18.2	16.1	14.5
15 to 29 Years	13.2	8.2	15.5	12.8
30 to 44 Years	22.3	20.8	16.4	15.6
45 to 59 Years	18.8	22.0	21.1	20.1
60 to 74 Years	18.8	22.6	20.2	20.9
75 to 89 Years	6.1	7.5	9.7	13.5
90 Years+	1.0	0.6	1.0	2.6

Source: INSEE[8][9]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint Peter

• The Church of Saint Peter from the 19th century.

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Inhabitants of Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest, habitants.fr, SARL Patagos (in French)
4. Google Maps
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.
7. "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. 8 July 2020. p. 1.
8. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest (03007)
9. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Allier (03)

External links

• Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Arpheuille on the 1750 Cassini Map