Not to be confused with commentary.
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Coordinates: 46°17′23″N 2°44′32″E / 46.2897222222°N 2.74222222222°E
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Commune of Commentry |
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| Location | |
  Commentry
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Intercommunality | Commentry–Néris-les-Bains |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Gaby (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 332–462 m (1,090–1,520 ft) (avg. 385 m/1,260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,204 (1999) |
| - Density | 344 /km² (890 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03082/ 03600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Commentry is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Moulins by the Orléans railway.
Commentry gives its name to a coalfield over 21 square kilometres in extent, and has important foundries and forges.
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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