Dompierre-sur-Besbre

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

Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Commune
The main road in Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Coat of arms
Location of Dompierre-sur-Besbre
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Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 3°40′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Intercommunality	Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Brunner[1]
Area 1	45.63 km2 (17.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,970
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03102 /03290
Elevation	207–271 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.

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]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department