Taxat-Senat

Taxat-Senat
The church in Senat The church in Senat
Taxat-Senat
Location within Auvergne region Taxat-Senat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Gannat
Intercommunality	Sioule, Colettes et Bouble
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Dumas
Area1	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	219
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03278 / 03140
Elevation	267–406 m (876–1,332 ft) (avg. 273 m or 896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Taxat-Senat is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is located 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) northwest of Gannat along the D223 road, northwest of Charroux, southwest of Chezelle, west of Ussel-d'Allier and northeast of Bellenaves and Naves.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	278	—
1968	321	+15.5%
1975	274	−14.6%
1982	239	−12.8%
1990	213	−10.9%
1999	210	−1.4%
2008	227	+8.1%
2013	219	−3.5%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

Economy

In 2007, the working age population was 120 people, 96 were active and 24 were inactive. 92 of the 96 active people (49 men and 43 women) were employed and 4 (1 man and 3 women) unemployed. Of the 24, 8 inactive people were retired, 6 were students and 10 were classified as "other inactive".

In 2009 there were 84 tax units making up 218 individuals, and the median annual income tax per person was € 16,102.5.

In 2007, 12 establishments existed in the commune, including a food company, a manufacturer, a construction company and an auto repair firm and service companies. In 2000, the commune had 22 farms covering a total of 1274 hectares.

Sights

The commune contains the Église romane Saint-André de Taxat, dated to the twelfth century with rich frescoes of the fourteenth century. It is listed on the Supplementary List of Historic Monuments and is partly ruined, especially the floor of the nave and is subject to a restoration plan. The other church, Église de Senat, the parish church, has an apse and bell tower which are also on Supplementary List of Historic Monuments.

Personalities

• Hubert Pradon-Vallancy (1891-1943), Deputy of the Allier Department from 1928 to 1932. He was born in the Château de Mont in Taxat-Senat and was also mayor of Taxat-Senat.

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE statistics