Hérisson

Hérisson is a town in the Allier department in central France.

For other uses, see Hérisson (disambiguation).

Hérisson
Commune
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms
Location of Hérisson
Hérisson Show map of France Hérisson Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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 (2014–2020)	Bernard Faureau[1]
Area ^1	32.57 km^2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	622
• Density	19/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	916	—
1968	1,043	+13.9%
1975	979	−6.1%
1982	872	−10.9%
1990	801	−8.1%
1999	709	−11.5%
2008	676	−4.7%
2012	636	−5.9%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

• Henri Harpignies (June 28, 1819 – August 28, 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 September 15, 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".

Gallery

• 
  Church of Notre-Dame
• 
  Chapelle du Calvaire
• 
  Église de Châteloy

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

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

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 1 August 2015.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.