Verneix

Verneix is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Verneix
Commune
Location of Verneix
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Coordinates: 46°23′52″N 2°40′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Commentry–Néris-les-Bains
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Lionel Brocard[1]
Area ^1	30.87 km^2 (11.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	603
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03305 /03190
Elevation	230–387 m (755–1,270 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	604	—
1968	619	+2.5%
1975	556	−10.2%
1982	538	−3.2%
1990	574	+6.7%
1999	584	+1.7%
2008	570	−2.4%
2013	611	+7.2%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

Sights

• Saint Laurent church from the 19th century.

Personalities

• Théophile Alajouanine, (1890–1980), neurologist and writer, born in Verneix

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.