Magnet | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′48″N 3°30′16″E / 46.2133°N 3.5044°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule |
Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Triboulet[1] |
Area 1 | 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,037 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03157 /03260 |
Elevation | 274–366 m (899–1,201 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
Website | magnet03 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Magnet (French pronunciation: [maɲɛ]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 722 | — |
1975 | 611 | −2.36% |
1982 | 592 | −0.45% |
1990 | 656 | +1.29% |
1999 | 694 | +0.63% |
2009 | 827 | +1.77% |
2014 | 946 | +2.73% |
2020 | 1,035 | +1.51% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Magnet hosted the road cycling competition of the 2023 Virtus Global Games from 5 to 7 June 2023.[4] The cyclists completed a 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) loop, a 30 kilometres (19 mi) (women) or 60 kilometres (37 mi) (men) race and individual and team time trials.[5]