Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arpheuillais or Arpheuillaises in French.Inhabitants of Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest, habitants.fr, SARL Patagos
Geography Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest is located some south-east of Montluçon and some south-west of Commentry. Access to the commune is by the D69 road from Durdat-Larequille in the north-east passing through the village and continuing south-east to Ronnet. The D1089 branches off the D69 just north-west of the village and continues south-west to Marcillat-en-Combraille. The D460 from Ronnet going north to join the D2144 passes through the east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Villenette, La Naute, and L'Harpe. Apart from a large belt of forest in the north, the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
The Banny river rises in the commune near the village and flows north-east to the Etang de la Ganne. The Ruisseau de Puy Clevaud rises near Villenette and flows south to join the Tartasse south of the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
Heraldry
Via northern Occitan dialect, the town's toponymy comes from the Latin root Acrifoliu-, plus Saint Praejectus, a 7th century AD bishop.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party 1793 1795 Jean Confession 1795 1796 Joseph Cajat 1796 1820 André Labarre 1820 1821 Hippolyte Garreau 1821 1848 Pierre Mage 1848 1850 Nicolas Aucouturier 1850 1852 Jean-Gilbert Mage 1850 1852 Perronet 1852 1878 Jean-Gilbert Mage 1878 1888 François Cajat 1888 1892 Antoine Labarre 1892 1919 Félix Lamoine 1919 Antonin Gaume 2001 2008 Georges Liconnet 2008 Present Jean Paul LamoineRe-elected in 2014: PS
Population
Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint Peter from the 19th century.
See also Communes of the Allier department
References
External links Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest on the National Geographic Institute website Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arpheuille on the 1750 Cassini Map