Hérisson

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hérisson

(2020–2026) Stéphanie Cusin-Panit^[1]Area

32.57 km² (12.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

583 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

03127 /03190

Elevation177–327 m (581–1,073 ft)
(avg. 199 m or 653 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hérisson (French pronunciation: [eʁisɔ̃]; Occitan: Eiriçon) is a town in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,043	—
1975	979	−0.90%
1982	872	−1.64%
1990	801	−1.06%
1999	709	−1.35%
2009	662	−0.68%
2014	639	−0.70%
2020	601	−1.02%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Henri Harpignies (28 June 1819 – 28 August 1916), 19th century painter of the Barbizon school who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings.
Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
Olivier Perrier (born 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".

Gallery

Church of Notre-Dame
Chapelle du Calvaire
Église de Châteloy

Église de Châteloy: Interior
Église de Châteloy: Fresco
Old church of église Saint-Sauveur
Porte de Varenne

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE