Hérisson

Hérisson is a French commune. It is in the Allier department in the center of France.

Hérisson
A general view of Hérisson
Coat of arms
Location of Hérisson
Hérisson Hérisson
Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Hérisson
Intercommunality	Pays de Tronçais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Faureau
Area 1	32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	676
• Density	21/km2 (54/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 km2 (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

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

References

• INSEE