Arronnes

Arronnes
Arronnes
	Commune
	Church of St-Léger at Arronnes
	Coat of arms
	Location of Arronnes
	Arronnes Arronnes
	Coordinates: 46°03′32″N 3°34′10″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Lapalisse
Intercommunality	Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Szypula
Area 1	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	374
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03008 /03250
Elevation	330–597 m (1,083–1,959 ft) ; (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arronnes (Occitan, Arona) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arronnais or Arronnaises.[2]

Geography

Arronnes is located some 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Vichy and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west by south-west of Le Mayet-de-Montagne. Access to the commune is by the D995 road from Cusset in the north-west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Ferrières-sur-Sichon. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Fours, Doyat, Les Barlets, and Les Etangs in the south of the commune. There are substantial forests spread over the commune occupying about 60% of the land area with the balance farmland.[3]

The Sichon river flows from the south-east to the north-west of the commune joined by its tributary the Vareille at the village and continuing north-west to join the Allier in Vichy.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Toponymy

First named in 1282: Arona from the pre-Celtic ar ("stream" or "water") and the Gallic onna meaning river.[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Arronnes	Blazon: Or, a pal wavy of Azure between in chief a Phrygian helmet of Gules, to dexter a crozier of Sable, to sinister a key the same.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	Present	François Szypula[6][7]	UDI	Former General Councillor of the canton of Le Mayet-de-Montagne (2004–2015)

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	362	—
2007	359	−0.8%
2008	354	−1.4%
2009	357	+0.8%
2010	361	+1.1%
2011	364	+0.8%
2012	364	+0.0%
2013	372	+2.2%
2014	373	+0.3%
2015	375	+0.5%
2016	377	+0.5%

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arronnes and Allier Department in 2017

	Arronnes		Allier
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	13.4	16.4	16.1	14.5
15 to 29 Years	16.1	11.8	15.5	12.8
30 to 44 Years	11.4	14.9	16.4	15.6
45 to 59 Years	28.9	31.9	21.1	20.1
60 to 74 Years	19.5	11.4	20.2	20.9
75 to 89 Years	10.6	13.1	9.7	13.5
90 Years+	0.0	0.6	1.0	2.6

Source: INSEE[8][9]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Léger (11th century). is registered as an historical monument.[10] Built in granite, it once belonged to a Benedictine priory and the monks welcomed pilgrims who crossed the Bourbonnais mountains. In the church is a Bronze Bell from 1520 which is registered as a historical object.[11]
A Peasant's House is located in a former farmhouse from the early 19th century.

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Notes and references

Notes

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
Arronnes (03250): public services, habitants.fr, SARL Patagos (in French)
Google Maps
Bonin, Marcel (2006). Les noms de lieux en Bourbonnais [Place names in Bourbonnais] (in French). p. 17.
List of Mayors of France (in French)
Re-elected in 2014: "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
"Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). maires-allier.fr (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Arronnes (03008)
Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Allier (03)
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092974 Church of Saint-Léger (in French)
Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM03000014 Bronze Bell (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] Arronnes (03250): public services, habitants.fr, SARL Patagos (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[B-4] Bonin, Marcel (2006). Les noms de lieux en Bourbonnais [Place names in Bourbonnais] (in French). p. 17.

[5] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[6] Re-elected in 2014: "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[7] "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). maires-allier.fr (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[8] Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Arronnes (03008)

[9] Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Allier (03)

[10] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00092974 Church of Saint-Léger (in French)

[11] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM03000014 Bronze Bell (in French)