Commentry
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Not to be confused with commentary.
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Commune of Commentry |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Commentry |
| Intercommunality | Commentry–Néris-les-Bains |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Gaby (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 332 m–462 m (avg. 385 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20,96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7204 |
| - Density | 343/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 03082/ 03600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Commentry is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies 42 miles southwest of Moulins by the Orléans railway.
Commentry gives its name to a coalfield over 21 square kilometres in extent, and has important foundries and forges.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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