Souvigny

Souvigny
Souvigny
Commune
	A panoramic view of Souvigny with the priori
	Coat of arms
	Location of Souvigny
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	Coordinates: 46°32′08″N 3°11′34″E / 46.5356°N 3.1928°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	CA Moulins Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Barbarin
Area 1	44.35 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,726
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03275 /03210
Elevation	224–357 m (735–1,171 ft) ; (avg. 242 m or 794 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Souvigny (French pronunciation: [suviɲi]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Today the main town of a canton of the Allier department, Souvigny has long been one of the major towns in the Bourbonnais (of which it was once the capital), and the royal House of Bourbon was based there. Ties with the nearby Cluny Abbey add to its rich history.^[3]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Town hall website.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[Off-3] Town hall website.

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