Cognat-Lyonne

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cognat-Lyonne

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Chatard^[1]Area

12.51 km² (4.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

708 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

03080 /03110

Elevation308–368 m (1,010–1,207 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cognat-Lyonne (French pronunciation: [kɔɲa ljɔn]; Occitan: Conhat e Liona) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	488	—
1975	501	+0.38%
1982	474	−0.79%
1990	556	+2.01%
1999	547	−0.18%
2007	626	+1.70%
2012	689	+1.94%
2017	694	+0.14%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Government

List of successive mayors:

1919-1945: Étienne Pélisson
1945-1971: Lucien Riet
1971-1977: Pierre Gillet
1977-1983: André Goutheraud
1983-1989: Raymond Mazal
1989-unknown: André Goutheraud
2001-current: Raymond Mazal^[4]

Culture & Heritage

Sainte-Radegonde church (12th century): Historical Monument
Lyonne castle (18th century) built by Robert de Lyonne
Rilhat castle

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.