Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy explained

Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Moulins
Canton:Bourbon-l'Archambault
Insee:03241
Postal Code:03160
Mayor:Norbert Brunol[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Moulins Communauté
Coordinates:46.6839°N 3.1047°W
Elevation M:237
Elevation Min M:185
Elevation Max M:305
Area Km2:39.59

Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ leɔpaʁdɛ̃ doʒi/) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[2]

History

The commune is a result of the fusion of two previous towns (each from a parish of the Old Regime), St. Léopardin and Augy, by order of King Louis Philippe on 18 June 1843. During the French Revolution, the commune was called Vivier.

The name of St. Léopardin comes from that of a hermit, saint Léopardin, whose life seems just as legendary as that of St. Menoux. The priory of St. Léopardin is built where the hermit had lived.

Geography

The town is bordered by two rivers: the Allier, in the northeast and north, which forms its boundary with Chantenay-Saint-Imbert and Livry, and Burge, in the east, tributary of the Allier, which forms most of its border with the town of Aubigny.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM03241-saint-leopardin-d-augy INSEE commune file