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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Paray-sous-Briailles
Commune
Coat of arms of Paray-sous-BriaillesCoat of arms
Location of Paray-sous-Briailles
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Coordinates: 46°17′28″N 3°21′57″E / 46.2911°N 3.3658°E / 46.2911; 3.3658
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonSaint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Journet
Area22.18 km (8.56 sq mi)
Population617
 • Density28/km (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code03204 /03500
Elevation228–266 m (748–873 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Paray-sous-Briailles (French pronunciation: [paʁɛ su bʁijaj]; Occitan: Pareit de Bralhas) is a commune in the French department of Allier in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; before 2016, it belonged to the Auvergne region. Paray-sous-Briailles is located in the arrondissement (eng. administrative region) of Moulins and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule.

Geography

Paray-sous-Briailles lies about 35 kilometers south-southeast of Moulins and 23 kilometers north-northwest of Vichy on the Allier river, which borders the municipality from the east. Paray-sous-Briailles is bordered by the municipalities of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule to the north and west, Varennes-sur-Allier to the north and east, Créchy to the southeast, Marcenat to the south, as well as Loriges to the south and southwest.

Population

Its residents are called Parodiens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 570—    
1975 513−1.49%
1982 529+0.44%
1990 495−0.83%
1999 538+0.93%
2009 632+1.62%
2014 639+0.22%
2020 618−0.56%
Source: INSEE

See also

Places of interest

Literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Volume 2. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1, p. 958-959.

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Allier department


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