Lapalisse
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Place details
- Locality
- Lapalisse
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,509
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lapalisse
- French commune.image
- Lapalisseéglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Lapalisse seen from the castle park.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lapalisse (03).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vichy
- French commune.canton
- Lapalisse
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Pays de Lapalisse
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques de Chabannes
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.area km2
- 33.01
- French commune.population demonym
- Lapalissois
- French commune.postal code
- 03120
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lapalisse
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vichy
- Population
- +3138
- Area
- +33.01
- Elevation
- +325
- Shares border with
- Varennes-sur-Tèche
- Official website
- www.ville-lapalisse.fr
- Image
- Lapalisseéglise.jpg
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Urban planning
- Typology
- Land use
- Transport and communication routes
- Road networks
- Rail transport
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages and Renaissance
- From the Late Middle Ages to the French Revolution
- 18th to 19th century: the beginnings of an agricultural and artisanal economy of great importance
- Contemporary period
- Politics and administration
- Political trends and results
- List of mayors
- Population and society
- Demographics
- Cultural events and festivities
- Education
- Economy
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Notable people
- Heraldry
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- Maps
- References
Lapalisse () is a French commune located in the department of Allier in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The commune is labeled a Village étape (Stopover Village) since 2006 and is part of the association Les Plus Beaux Détours de France (The Most Beautiful Detours in France). It is also recognized as a "flowered town" with two flowers and has been the patron town of the Aviso Commandant Blaison of the French Navy since 1981.