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Lapalisse
Sign in to saveLapalisse () is a French commune located in the department of Allier in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lapalisse
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,509
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lapalisse
- French commune.image
- Lapalisseéglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Lapalisse seen from the castle park.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lapalisse (03).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vichy
- French commune.canton
- Lapalisse
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Pays de Lapalisse
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques de Chabannes
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.area km2
- 33.01
- French commune.population demonym
- Lapalissois
- French commune.postal code
- 03120
- French commune.INSEE
- 03138
- French commune.elevation min m
- 264
- French commune.elevation max m
- 465
- French commune.website
- ville-lapalisse.fr
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Urban planning
- Typology
- Land use
- Transport and communication routes
- Road networks
- Rail transport
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages and Renaissance
- From the Late Middle Ages to the French Revolution
- 18th to 19th century: the beginnings of an agricultural and artisanal economy of great importance
- Contemporary period
- Politics and administration
- Political trends and results
- List of mayors
- Population and society
- Demographics
- Cultural events and festivities
- Education
- Economy
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Notable people
- Heraldry
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- Maps
- References
Lapalisse () is a French commune located in the department of Allier in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The commune is labeled a Village étape (Stopover Village) since 2006 and is part of the association Les Plus Beaux Détours de France (The Most Beautiful Detours in France). It is also recognized as a "flowered town" with two flowers and has been the patron town of the Aviso Commandant Blaison of the French Navy since 1981.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lapalisse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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