Saint-Sornin, Allier
Encyclopedia
Saint-Sornin is a commune
in the Allier
department in Auvergne
in central France
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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 Auvergne
Auvergne (région)
Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...
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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Population
Sights
- Church Saint-Saturnin(église Saint-Saturnin) which is a 14th century and 19th century building.
- Castle of Montbillon (Château de Montbillon) which is a 17th century and 19th century building.
- Pond of La Goutte (étang de la Goutte) belonged to the Castle of Saint-HubertChâteau de Saint-Hubert (Chavenon)The Château de Saint-Hubert, otherwise the Manoir de Saint-Hubert, is a château in Chavenon in the Allier départment in the Auvergne Region of France.-History:...
in ChavenonChavenonChavenon is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.-History:The former name is Ecclesia de Cavenone, the name of a monastery which was destroyed in the French Revolution.-Population:-Government:...
See also
- BourbonnaisBourbonnaisBourbonnais was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département of Allier, along with part of the département of Cher. Its capital was Moulins.-History:...
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- Communes of the Allier department