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

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Hérisson
Commune
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms
Location of Hérisson
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Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Huriel
Intercommunality	Pays de Tronçais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Cusin-Panit[1]
Area 1	32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	620
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03127 /03190
Elevation	177–327 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.

Population

Notable people

• 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".

Gallery

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  Church of Notre-Dame
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  Chapelle du Calvaire
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  Église de Châteloy

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  Église de Châteloy: Interior
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  Église de Châteloy: Fresco
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  Old church of église Saint-Sauveur
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  Porte de Varenne

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

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[ru] Эриссон (Алье)