Monestier, Allier

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Monestier
Commune
The church in Monestier
Location of Monestier
(2020–2026)		Yves Maupoil^[1]
Area ¹	29.68 km² (11.46 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	275
• Density	9.3/km² (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03175 /03140
Elevation	290–413 m (951–1,355 ft) (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monestier (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛstje]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.^[3]

Geography

The river Bouble forms most of the commune's southwestern border, then flows east through its southern part.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	436	—
1968	437	+0.2%
1975	359	−17.8%
1982	274	−23.7%
1990	282	+2.9%
1999	266	−5.7%
2009	266	+0.0%
2014	298	+12.0%
2020	277	−7.0%
Source: INSEE (1968–2020)^[4]

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2020 – Commune de Monestier (03175)" [Evolution and structure of population in 2020 – Commune of Monestier (03175)]. insee.fr (in French). French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.