Monestier (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛstje]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.[3]
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Monestier | |
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Commune | |
The church in Monestier | |
Location of Monestier ![]() | |
Monestier Monestier | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°06′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Maupoil[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 278 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03175 /03140 |
| Elevation | 290–413 m (951–1,355 ft) (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The river Bouble forms most of the commune's southwestern border, then flows east through its southern part.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 436 | — |
| 1968 | 437 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 359 | −17.8% |
| 1982 | 274 | −23.7% |
| 1990 | 282 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 266 | −5.7% |
| 2007 | 268 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 293 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 282 | −3.8% |
| 2018 | 281 | −0.4% |
| Source: INSEE (1968–2018)[4] | ||
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