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Lurcy-Lévis

Lurcy-Lévis
A general view of Lurcy-Lévis
A general view of Lurcy-Lévis
Coat of arms of Lurcy-Lévis
Coat of arms
Lurcy-Lévis is located in France
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis
Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°56′21″E / 46.7306°N 2.9392°E / 46.7306; 2.9392Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°56′21″E / 46.7306°N 2.9392°E / 46.7306; 2.9392
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Bourbon-l'Archambault
Intercommunality Pays de Lévis en Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Claude Vanneau
Area1 71.42 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 2,026
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 03155 / 03320
Elevation 196–283 m (643–928 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lurcy-Lévis is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

It is around 24 km (15 mi) east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and 38 km (24 mi) west of (Moulins) and the N7.

Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of woodworking machines and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden clog.

Lathe

Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match.

In the Netherlands

Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate F1 and F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of Magny-Cours is only 30 km (19 mi) away.


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