Gannat
Gannat | |
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The church in Gannat | |
Location of Gannat | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′02″N 3°11′57″E / 46.1006°N 3.1992°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Pouzadoux |
Area 1 | 36.85 km2 (14.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 5,684 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03118 /03800 |
| Elevation | 312–547 m (1,024–1,795 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gannat (French pronunciation: [ɡana]; Auvergnat: Gatnat) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Gannat was a sub-prefecture until 1926, with a population of around 5,800 inhabitants. There is a castle (the Château de Gannat), two churches of which one (Saint-Étienne) is partly Romanesque with a 9th-century Gospel Book. The Cultures du Monde Festival is held every July. The patron saint of Gannat is Saint Procule.