Cognat-Lyonne

Cognat-Lyonne is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Cognat-Lyonne
Commune
Sainte-Radegonde Church
Coat of arms
Location of Cognat-Lyonne
Cognat-Lyonne Cognat-Lyonne
Coordinates: 46°06′33″N 3°18′39″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Bellerive-sur-Allier
Intercommunality	Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Chatard[1]
Area ^1	12.51 km^2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	694
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03080 /03110
Elevation	308–368 m (1,010–1,207 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.	±% p.a.
1968	488	—
1975	501	+0.38%
1982	474	−0.79%
1990	556	+2.01%
1999	547	−0.18%
2007	626	+1.70%
2012	689	+1.94%
2017	694	+0.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

Government

List of successive mayors:

• 1919-1945: Étienne Pélisson
• 1945-1971: Lucien Riet
• 1971-1977: Pierre Gillet
• 1977-1983: André Goutheraud
• 1983-1989: Raymond Mazal
• 1989-unknown: André Goutheraud
• 2001-current: Raymond Mazal[4]

Culture & Heritage

• Sainte-Radegonde church (12th century): Historical Monument
• Lyonne castle (18th century) built by Robert de Lyonne
• Rilhat castle

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. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "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 22 June 2015.