Noyant-d'Allier

Noyant-d'Allier (French pronunciation: [nwajɑ̃ dalje]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. The writer Jeanne Cressanges (born in 1929) is a native from Noyant-d'Allier. This is the first neighbourhood in France where many Vietnamese people officially settle down. Most of Vietnamese people there were born in France of full or partially Vietnamese descent.

Noyant-d'Allier
Commune
The church in Noyant
Location of Noyant-d'Allier
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Coordinates: 46°28′49″N 3°07′27″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Petiot[1]
Area 1	21.05 km2 (8.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	599
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03202 /03210
Elevation	247–485 m (810–1,591 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,733	—
1975	1,337	−3.64%
1982	1,091	−2.86%
1990	921	−2.10%
1999	820	−1.28%
2009	690	−1.71%
2014	705	+0.43%
2020	593	−2.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department