Dompierre-sur-Besbre

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Dompierre-sur-Besbre

(2020–2026) Michel Brunner^[1]Area

45.63 km² (17.62 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,990 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

03102 /03290

Elevation207–271 m (679–889 ft)
(avg. 216 m or 709 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dompierre-sur-Besbre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ syʁ bɛbʁ], literally Dompierre on Besbre) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, close to Dompierre-sur-Besbre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,031	—
1975	4,115	+0.30%
1982	4,040	−0.26%
1990	3,807	−0.74%
1999	3,477	−1.00%
2007	3,293	−0.68%
2012	3,128	−1.02%
2017	3,040	−0.57%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE