Saint-Christophe is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Allier

Allier

Allier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...

 department in central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

Saint-Christophe is surrounded by the communes of Billezois

Billezois

Billezois is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:...

, Saint-Prix

Saint-Prix

Saint-Prix may refer to the following places in France:* Saint-Prix, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier* Saint-Prix, Ardèche, a commune in the department of Ardèche* Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire...

, Le Breuil, Isserpent

Isserpent

Isserpent is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:...

, Molles

Molles

Molles is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:...

, and Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

. Saint-Christophe lies about 16 km from Vichy

Vichy

Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

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The south of the commune is rolling hills and valleys, whereas the north is flatter and more favorable to agriculture. Le Mourgon, the principal stream of the commune is 18 km long and separates these two parts.

Population

The population of the commune peaked in the 1890s and has since returned to the level of the 17th century.