Hérisson Explained
| Hérisson |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Hérisson (Allier).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Montluçon |
| Canton: | Huriel |
| Insee: | 03127 |
| Postal Code: | 03190 |
| Mayor: | Stéphanie Cusin-Panit[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC du Pays de Tronçais |
| Coordinates: | 46.5094°N 2.7122°W |
| Elevation M: | 199 |
| Elevation Min M: | 177 |
| Elevation Max M: | 327 |
| Area Km2: | 32.57 |
Hérisson (in French pronounced as /eʁisɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Eiriçon) is a town in the Allier department in central France.
Notable people
- Henri Harpignies (28 June 1819 – 28 August 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 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
