Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Commune
The Chateau de Beauvoir, in Saint-Pourcain-sur-Besbre
Location of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
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Coordinates: 46°28′34″N 3°38′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Intercommunality	Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Maridet[1]
Area ^1	32.99 km^2 (12.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	368
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03253 /03290
Elevation	219–286 m (719–938 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ puʁsɛ̃ syʁ bɛbʁ], literally Saint-Pourçain on Besbre) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.^[3]

Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	467	—
1975	477	+0.30%
1982	448	−0.89%
1990	423	−0.72%
1999	426	+0.08%
2009	415	−0.26%
2014	435	+0.95%
2020	374	−2.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE