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Hérisson

Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°E / 46.5094; 2.7122
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Hérisson
A general view of Hérisson
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms of Hérisson
Location of Hérisson
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Hérisson is located in France
Hérisson
Hérisson
Hérisson is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hérisson
Hérisson
Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.5094°N 2.7122°E / 46.5094; 2.7122
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonHuriel
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Tronçais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Cusin-Panit[1]
Area
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32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
583
 • Density18/km2 (46/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.

Hérisson (French pronunciation: [eʁisɔ̃]; Occitan: Eiriçon) is a town in the Allier department in central France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,043—    
1975 979−0.90%
1982 872−1.64%
1990 801−1.06%
1999 709−1.35%
2009 662−0.68%
2014 639−0.70%
2020 601−1.02%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

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  • Henri Harpignies (28 June 1819 – 28 August 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 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE