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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°17′23″N 2°44′32″E / 46.2897°N 2.7422°ECoordinates: 46°17′23″N 2°44′32″E / 46.2897°N 2.7422°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Commentry | |
| Intercommunality | Commentry–Néris-les-Bains | |
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| • Mayor (2014;2020) | Claude Riboulet | |
| Area1 | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 6,580 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03082 / 03600 | |
| Elevation | 332–462 m (1,089–1,516 ft) (avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Commentry is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Moulins in the valley of the Œil. It is within 8 km of one of the geographic centres of France. The film actress Yvonne Rozille (1900–1985) was born in Commentry.
Commentry was the first commune ever to elect a socialist mayor: Christophe Thivrier was elected the 6th of June 1882. The Socialist Party of France was founded in Commentry in September 1902.
Commentry gave its name to a coal field over 21 square kilometres in extent, and had important foundries and forges.
Charles Brongniart discovered many fossils near Commentry.
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