Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais (Allier).svg |
Arrondissement: | Vichy |
Canton: | Lapalisse |
Insee: | 03223 |
Postal Code: | 03120 |
Mayor: | Françoise Walraet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays de Lapalisse |
Coordinates: | 46.1675°N 3.5764°W |
Elevation M: | 350 |
Elevation Min M: | 305 |
Elevation Max M: | 471 |
Area Km2: | 28.02 |
Demonym: | Christophais |
Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ kʁistɔf ɑ̃ buʁbɔnɛ/, ; known as Saint-Christophe until 31 December 2022;[2] Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Cristòu) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais is surrounded by the communes of Billezois, Saint-Prix, Le Breuil, Isserpent, Molles, and Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq. Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais lies about 16km (10miles) from Vichy.
The south of the commune is rolling hills and valleys, whereas the north is flatter and more favorable to agriculture. Le Mourgon, the principal stream of the commune is 18 km long and separates these two parts.
Its inhabitants are called Christophais.[3]