Lurcy-Lévis

Lurcy-Lévis is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

Lurcy-Lévis
Commune
A general view of Lurcy-Lévis
Coat of arms
Location of Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis
Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°56′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonBourbon-l'Archambault
IntercommunalityPays de Lévis en Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Claude Vanneau[1]
Area
1
71.42 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,893
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03155 /03320
Elevation196–283 m (643–928 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is around 24 km (15 mi) east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and 38 km (24 mi) west of (Moulins) and the N7.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,400—    
19682,429+1.2%
19752,292−5.6%
19822,294+0.1%
19902,080−9.3%
19992,092+0.6%
20082,139+2.2%
20122,026−5.3%

Economy

Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of woodworking machines and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden clog.

  • Lathe
  • Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match.
  • In the Netherlands

Sport

Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate F1 and F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of Magny-Cours is only 30 km (19 mi) away.

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See also

References
  1. "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 (in French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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