Magnet, Allier

Magnet (French pronunciation: [maɲɛ]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Magnet
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Magnet
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Coordinates: 46°12′48″N 3°30′16″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Véronique Triboulet[1]
Area 1	12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,046
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Magnétois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03157 /03260
Elevation	274–366 m (899–1,201 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
Website	magnet03.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Magnétois.^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	722	—
1975	611	−2.36%
1982	592	−0.45%
1990	656	+1.29%
1999	694	+0.63%
2009	827	+1.77%
2014	946	+2.73%
2020	1,035	+1.51%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sports

Magnet hosted the road cycling competition of the 2023 Virtus Global Games from 5 to 7 June 2023.^[5] The cyclists completed a 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) loop, a 30 kilometres (19 mi) (women) or 60 kilometres (37 mi) (men) race and individual and team time trials.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department