Saint-Germain-des-Fossés

Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 3°26′04″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Vichy-1
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Élisabeth Cuisset
Area 1	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,638
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03236 /03260
Elevation	239–365 m (784–1,198 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-des-Fossés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de fose]; Occitan: Sent German daus Fossats) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Saint-Germain-des-Fossés station has rail connections to Lyon, Nevers and Clermont-Ferrand.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,024 —     1800 1,013 −0.15% 1806 950 −1.06% 1821 1,083 +0.88% 1831 966 −1.14% 1836 1,054 +1.76% 1841 1,057 +0.06% 1846 1,029 −0.54% 1851 1,004 −0.49% 1856 1,327 +5.74% 1861 1,526 +2.83% 1866 1,867 +4.12% 1872 1,965 +0.86% 1876 1,995 +0.38% 1881 2,122 +1.24% 1886 2,312 +1.73% 1891 2,167 −1.29% 1896 2,321 +1.38%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,503 +1.52% 1906 2,688 +1.44% 1911 2,736 +0.35% 1921 3,012 +0.97% 1926 3,135 +0.80% 1931 3,562 +2.59% 1936 3,473 −0.50% 1946 3,610 +0.39% 1954 3,482 −0.45% 1962 3,526 +0.16% 1968 3,529 +0.01% 1975 3,771 +0.95% 1982 3,609 −0.63% 1990 3,727 +0.40% 1999 3,686 −0.12% 2007 3,672 −0.05% 2012 3,694 +0.12% 2017 3,656 −0.21%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department