Lurcy-Lévis

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lurcy-Lévis

(2020–2026) Patrick Combemorel^[1]Area

71.42 km² (27.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,879 • Density26/km² (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

03155 /03320

Elevation196–283 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.

Lurcy-Lévis (French pronunciation: [lyʁsi levi]) 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) northwest of Moulins.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,429	—
1975	2,292	−0.83%
1982	2,294	+0.01%
1990	2,080	−1.22%
1999	2,092	+0.06%
2009	2,134	+0.20%
2014	1,942	−1.87%
2020	1,881	−0.53%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Economy

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

Sport

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE