Yzeure

Yzeure (French pronunciation: [izœʁ]) is a commune in the department of Allier in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

Yzeure
Commune
Aerial view of the church and surroundings
Coat of arms
Location of Yzeure
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Coordinates: 46°34′01″N 3°21′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Yzeure
Intercommunality	CA Moulins Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Perrin[1]
Area 1	43.24 km2 (16.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,670
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Yzeuriens, Yzeuriennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03321 /03400
Elevation	217–278 m (712–912 ft) (avg. 239 m or 784 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location

The commune is located in the north of the Allier department.^[3] It is the fifth most populated commune in the Allier department, according to the 2021 census.^[4] It borders the commune of Moulins to the west and southwest.^[5]

By roads, Nevers is 57 km to the north, Bourges is 100 km to the northwest, Clermont-Ferrand is 106 km to the south-southwest, Mâcon is 133 km to the east, Beaune is 145 km to the northeast, Auxerre is 157 km away, and Lyon is 188 km to the southeast.^[6]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 964 —     1800 2,803 +16.47% 1806 1,322 −11.77% 1821 1,642 +1.46% 1831 1,886 +1.40% 1836 2,060 +1.78% 1841 2,475 +3.74% 1846 2,610 +1.07% 1851 2,988 +2.74% 1856 3,240 +1.63% 1861 3,291 +0.31% 1866 3,585 +1.73% 1872 3,850 +1.20% 1876 4,195 +2.17% 1881 4,164 −0.15% 1886 4,464 +1.40% 1891 5,289 +3.45% 1896 5,703 +1.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,960 +0.89% 1906 6,133 +0.57% 1911 6,539 +1.29% 1921 6,084 −0.72% 1926 6,237 +0.50% 1931 7,035 +2.44% 1936 7,573 +1.48% 1946 8,186 +0.78% 1954 8,374 +0.28% 1962 10,000 +2.24% 1968 11,665 +2.60% 1975 13,715 +2.34% 1982 13,197 −0.55% 1990 13,461 +0.25% 1999 12,696 −0.65% 2009 12,867 +0.13% 2014 13,069 +0.31% 2020 12,701 −0.47%
Source: EHESS (1793–1999)[7] and INSEE[8]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Yzeure is twinned with:^[9]

• Bendorf, Germany
• Gherla, Romania
• Kafountine, Senegal

See also

• Communes of the Allier department
• AS Yzeure