Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
The Chateau de Beauvoir, in Saint-Pourcain-sur-Besbre
Location of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Coordinates: 46°28′34″N 3°38′14″E / 46.4761°N 3.6372°E / 46.4761; 3.6372
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonDompierre-sur-Besbre
IntercommunalityEntr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Fabrice Maridet
Area
1
32.99 km2 (12.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
368
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03253 /03290
Elevation219–286 m (719–938 ft)
(avg. 232 m or 761 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ puʁsɛ̃ syʁ bɛbʁ], literally Saint-Pourçain on Besbre) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre.