Saint-Bonnet-de-Four

Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Commune
The church in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Location of Saint-Bonnet-de-Four
Saint-Bonnet-de-Four Location within France Saint-Bonnet-de-Four Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°18′49″N 2°54′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Daniel Beaulaton
Area 1	18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	227
• Density	12.1/km2 (31.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03219 /03390
Elevation	318–476 m (1,043–1,562 ft) (avg. 467 m or 1,532 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Bonnet-de-Four (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnɛ də fuʁ]; Occitan: Sant Bonet de Forn) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	299	—
1975	259	−2.03%
1982	228	−1.80%
1990	227	−0.05%
1999	221	−0.30%
2007	195	−1.55%
2012	209	+1.40%
2017	212	+0.29%
2023	227	+1.15%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• Church of Saint Bonnet, with its bent steeple and ornate doors.

The original church dates from the 11th century and is a designated historic monument. In the 14th century, a Gothic chapel was added on the right of the transept.

The steeple was struck by lightning in 1894 and rebuilt from green wood that subsequently warped and became a local curiosity. In 1978, when the church was restored, the requirement that it be rebuilt exactly like the original meant that the 1/8 turn in the steeple had to be maintained.

Door of the church

See also

• Communes of the Allier department