Murat, Allier

Murat
The church in Murat
Murat
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Murat
Coordinates: 46°24′12″N 2°54′42″E / 46.4033°N 2.9117°ECoordinates: 46°24′12″N 2°54′42″E / 46.4033°N 2.9117°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Région de Montmarault
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Ghislaine Bureau[1]
Area^1	20.07 km^2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	288
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	03191 / 03390
Elevation	247–360 m (810–1,181 ft) (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Murat is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	370	—
1968	409	+10.5%
1975	334	−18.3%
1982	295	−11.7%
1990	301	+2.0%
1999	311	+3.3%
2008	280	−10.0%
2012	288	+2.9%
Source: INSEE (1968–2012)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.