Fleuriel

Fleuriel is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Fleuriel
Commune
The church in Fleuriel
Location of Fleuriel
Fleuriel Fleuriel
Coordinates: 46°16′57″N 3°10′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Gannat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Laplanche[1]
Area ^1	28.05 km^2 (10.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	335
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03115 /03140
Elevation	255–446 m (837–1,463 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geology and relief 

Two parts of its territory are wooded: the forest of Mosières, in the north, and the end of the forest of the Abbaye-Giverzat, in the southwest.

Hydrography

The town is watered by the Veauvre, stream that flows into the Bouble

Routes of communication and transport 

The municipality is crossed by the provincial road 36, which provides access to Montmarault by the RD 46 northwest of the town, or to Chantelle by the RD 986 southeast.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	331	—
1968	429	+29.6%
1975	335	−21.9%
1982	330	−1.5%
1990	330	+0.0%
1999	311	−5.8%
2008	358	+15.1%
2012	342	−4.5%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. "Géoportail". www.geoportail.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

External links

• Official site