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Ainay-le-Château

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Also known as Saint-Benin (réunie à Ainay-le-Château), Charnoux, Ainay-sur-Sologne, Ainay delh Chastèl, Ainay le Château

Ainay-le-Château () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

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Ainay-le-Château is a commune in France, located in the Allier department within the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Cérilly. It has also been associated with the canton of Bourbon-l'Archambault. The municipality borders Isle-et-Bardais, Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais, Bessais-le-Fromental, and Charenton-du-Cher. Its official name is also listed as Ainay-sur-Sologne.

The area of the commune is 24.07 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,613 residents and another citing 1,191. Demographic data indicates a male population of 510 and a female population of 484. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 252 meters in one dataset and 216 meters in another. The postal code is 03360, and the timezone is Europe/Paris.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Firecrawl, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Ainay-le-Château is referenced by 327 other articles, and connects out to Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais, France and time zone.

It sits within the topics Bourbonnais, Communes of Allier and Incomplete lists from April 2021.

Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Ainay-le-Château
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
1,191
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

51US AQIModerate
PM2.5
9.5 µg/m³
PM10
12.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Ainay-le-Château
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Mairiedainay.JPG
French commune.caption
Town hall
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville d'Ainay-le-Chateau (03).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Montluçon
French commune.canton
Bourbon-l'Archambault
French commune.INSEE
03003
French commune.postal code
03360
French commune.mayor
Stéphane Milaveau
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC du Pays de Tronçais
French commune.elevation m
208
French commune.elevation min m
184
French commune.elevation max m
252
French commune.area km2
24.07

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Official website

Ainay-le-Château | Site officiel

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ainay-le-Château
Country
France
Population
989
Area
24.07
Elevation
216
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Vernais
Official website
www.ainay-le-chateau.fr
Image
Eglise d'Ainay le Chateau (1).jpg
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Commons category
Ainay-le-Château
postal code
03360
associated electoral district
canton of Bourbon-l'Archambault
male population
510
female population
484
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-70-07-90-05
fax number
+33-4-70-07-96-48
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Neighboring Communes and Villages
  • History
  • Home for people with psychiatric disorders
  • Heraldry
  • Administration
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Culture and heritage
  • Civil heritage
  • Religious heritage
  • Ainay-le-Château in culture
  • Notable People linked to the commune
  • See also
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

Ainay-le-Château () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Castelainaisiens or Castelainaisiennes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ainay-le-Château” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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