{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Autry-Issards |commune status = Commune |image = Autry-Issards -529.jpg |caption = Autry-Issards decorated bicycle |arrondissement = Moulins |canton = Souvigny |INSEE = 03012 |postal code = 03210 |mayor = François Regnault<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CC Bocage Bourbonnais |coordinates = {{coord|46.5494|3.1364|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 180 |elevation min m = 227 |elevation max m = 335 |area km2 = 19.45 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}
'''Autry-Issards''' ({{IPA|fr|otʁi isaʁ}}) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Issardiens'' or ''Issardiennes''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Autry-Issards (03210)|url=http://www.habitants.fr/autry-issards|website=habitants.fr|publisher=SARL Patagos|access-date=24 January 2016|language=fr}}</ref>
==Geography== Autry-Issards is located some {{convert|14|km|mi}} west of Moulins and {{convert|5|km|mi}} north-west of Souvigny. Access to the commune is by the D134 from Bourbon-l'Archambault in the north-west to the village and also the D104 goes to Souvigny in the south-east. The D58 comes from Saint-Menoux in the north-east and passes through the village before continuing south-east to join the D11 east of Gipcy. The D293 comes from Saint-Menoux in the north-east and passes through the north of the commune before turning south to join the D58 west of the commune. The D73 passes through the commune in the south going from Gipcy to Souvigny. Apart from the village itself, there are the hamlets of: {{div col|colwidth=14em}} *Ardennes *Les Barons *La Basse Troliere *Beau Merle *Beau Soleil *Bordiere *Boucheron *Les Burches *Champ Juvenier *Les Chaumes *Charbonneau *Chateau d'Issards *Chateau du Plessis *Les Chenardeieres *Coulette *La Croix de Fromenteau *Les Etanieres *La Foultiere *Fromenteau *Les Genivres *Le Grand Bigut *La Grand Mouillere *Jaliere *Le Livrot *La Loge *Le Mai *Malleret *Le Moulin de la Pirouette *Les Noisettes *L'Ouche *Les Pechoirs *La Peliere *Les Perolles *Le Petit Bigut *Le Petit Mai *Les Planches *Provencheres *Rancy *Les Renauds *Rimasoir *La Rouche Coupee *Saint-Priest *La Troliere *La Tuilerie de Malleret *Les Ulferts *Vilban *Villard *Virjolais {{div col end}}
The commune is mostly farmland with a few scattered patches of forest.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Autry-Issards/@46.5405359,3.1186822,6245m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f0e60e82dc5c51:0x4093cafcbebcac0?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>
The Ourts river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-east to join the Burge south-east of Couzon. The Rose rises in the south-west of the commune and flows north-east to join the Ours.<ref name=Google/>
===Neighbouring communes and villages=== {{Geographic location |width=auto |Centre = Autry-Issards |North = |Northeast = Saint-Menoux |East = Coulandon |Southeast = Souvigny |South = Meillers |Southwest = Gipcy |West = Saint-Aubin-le-Monial |Northwest = Bourbon-l'Archambault }} <ref name=Google/>
==Administration== thumb|The Town Hall
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}} '''List of Successive Mayors'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=20620 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! From !! To !! Name |- | 2001 || 2014 || Jean-Pierre Laloue |- | 2014 || 2020 || Bernard Debeauvais |- | 2020 || Current || François Regnault<ref>{{cite web |title=Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier |trans-title=Nominative list of communes of Allier |url=http://www.maires-allier.fr/sites/site03.innogam.fr/files/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20DE%20L%27ALLIER%20MAJ%2008.07.2020.pdf |website=maires-allier.fr |publisher=Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier |access-date=29 July 2020 |page=1 |language=fr |date=8 July 2020}}</ref> |}
==Demography== {{Historical populations | align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|2038|Autry-Issards}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-03012#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |1793 |590 |1821 |665 |1846 |613 |1872 |713 |1901 |688 |1921 |531 |1936 |466 |1946 |411 |1954 |366 |1962 |347 |1968 |339 |1975 |311 |1982 |307 |1990 |327 |1999 |307 |2007 |325 |2012 |353 |2017 |325 |2023 |313 }}
==Culture and heritage==
===Civil heritage=== The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The '''Chateau du Plessis''' (1497).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00092977|PA00092977 Chateau du Plessis}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000030|IA03000030 Chateau du Plessis}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> The Chateau has one item that is registered as an historical object: **A half-plane relief: pregnant woman (Middle Ages){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000335|IM03000335 Half-plane relief: pregnant woman}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> *The '''Chateau d'Issards''' (15th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00092976|PA00092976 Chateau d'Issards}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000029|IA03000029 Chateau d'Issards}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The chateau has an old part (the tower and attached main staircase) dating from the end of the 15th century and a part built between 1862 and 1870 by the architect Jean Moreau (1828-1899) for Count Louis Gabriel Carré d'Aligny. *The '''Rouche Coupée Farm''' (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000049|IA03000049 Rouche Coupée Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A '''Farmhouse''' (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000048|IA03000048 Farmhouse}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Champ Bouca Farm''' (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000047|IA03000047 Champ Bouca Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Amorins Farm''' (17th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000046|IA03000046 Amorins Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A '''House''' at La Loge (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000045|IA03000045 House at La Loge}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Ecalits Farm''' (15th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000044|IA03000044 Ecalits Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Jalière Farm''' (1780){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000043|IA03000043 Jalière Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Vilban Mill''' (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000042|IA03000042 Vilban Mill}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *'''Houses and Farms''' (15th - 19th centuries){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000040|IA03000040 Houses and Farms}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Plessis Farm''' (1497){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000039|IA03000039 Plessis Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Croix Fromenteau Farm''' (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000038|IA03000038 Croix Fromenteau Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Benêts Farm''' (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000037|IA03000037 Benêts Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Villard Farm''' (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000036|IA03000036 Villard Farm}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The '''Chateau de La Trolière''' (15th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000035|IA03000035 Chateau de La Trolière}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> The Chateau contains one item that is registered as an historical object: **A Roof Ornament depicting a pigeon (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000324|IM03000324 Roof Ornament depicting a pigeon}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *'''Boucheron Manor''' (15th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000033|IA03000033 Boucheron Manor}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *'''Petit Bigut Manor''' (15th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000032|IA03000032 Petit Bigut Manor}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *'''Ardennes Manor''' (1623){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000031|IA03000031 Ardennes Manor}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
===Religious heritage=== thumb|The old Benedictine Priory The commune has many religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The old '''Benedictine Priory of Saint-Maurice'''(13th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00092979|PA00092979 Benedictine Priory of Saint-Maurice}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000028|IA03000028 Benedictine Priory of Saint-Maurice}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> The Priory contains three items that are registered as historical objects: **A Sculpture: Bust of Saint-Auréolé (11th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000334|IM03000334 Sculpture: Bust of Saint-Auréolé}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> **3 decorative plaques: Adam and Eve seated (11th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000331|IM03000331 3 decorative plaques: Adam and Eve seated}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> **2 Statues: Virgin and Child and Saint-Cyriaque (disappeared) (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000325|IM03000325 2 Statues: Virgin and Child and Saint-Cyriaque}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
thumb|The Church of the Trinity
*The '''Church of the Trinity''' (11th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00092978|PA00092978 Church of the Trinity}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA03000027|IA03000027 Church of the Trinity}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Romanesque church which dates from the early 12th century which has a magnificent portal and a carved tympanum and bell tower. It is typical of the Middle Ages (a long, low building with repeated use of the tapering lintel) with decorative influences from Cluny Abbey (especially fluted pilasters) combined. The decor of the portal (fluted pilasters and tangled foliage) is strongly reminiscent of some decorative elements of the Abbey at Chezal-Benoît (Cher) which was built in the first half of the 12th century. The steeple topped by its stone spire is one of the highest in the department. The Tympanum has two angels holding a Mandorla which surrounds Christ in glory which is also found in the nearby church of Meillers. This is a very rare instance of the artist signing his work: "Natalis me fecit". They are surrounded by arched ways with hanging lamps.
The church contains many items that are registered as historical monuments: {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *A Bronze Bell (1694){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM03000019|PM03000019 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> *A Bronze Bell (1656){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM03000018|PM03000018 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> *A Plaque commemorating the foundation of Masses by Jacques de Dreuille and Elisabeth Deculant, his wife (1715){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM03000017|PM03000017 Plaque commemorating the foundation of Masses}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> *A Painting: Deposition of the Cross (16th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM03000017|PM03000017 Plaque commemorating the foundation of Masses}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *Group of 4 Capitals and bases (11th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000333|IM03000333 Group of 4 Capitals and bases}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Statue: Christ in Majesty (13th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000332|IM03000332 Statue: Christ in Majesty}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *Group of 4 Capitals (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000330|IM03000330 Group of 4 Capitals}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *Group of 3 Capitals (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000329|IM03000329 Group of 3 Capitals}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *Group of 6 Capitals (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000328|IM03000328 Group of 6 Capitals}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Lintel: Christ Pantocrator or in Majesty (12th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000327|IM03000327 Lintel: Christ Pantocrator or in Majesty}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Painting: Lamentation on the dead Christ (15th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000326|IM03000326 Painting: Lamentation on the dead Christ}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Retable built into a niche (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000323|IM03000323 Retable built into a niche}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Processional Cross (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000322|IM03000322 Processional Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Statue: Saint Roche (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000321|IM03000321 Statue: Saint Roche}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Statue: presumed to be Saint Abdon (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000320|IM03000320 Statue: presumed to be Saint Abdon}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Statue: Virgin and Child (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000319|IM03000319 Statue: Virgin and Child}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000318|IM03000318 Statue: Virgin and Child}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Stained glass window roundel of Mgr. de Dreux-Brézé (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000316|IM03000316 Stained glass window roundel of Mgr. de Dreux-Brézé}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *4 decorative and 2 historical Stained glass windows (1869){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000315|IM03000315 4 decorative and 2 historical Stained glass windows}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *2 historical Stained glass windows (1861){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000314|IM03000314 2 historical Stained glass windows}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *3 Stained glass windows of people (1854){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000313|IM03000313 3 Stained glass windows of people}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Bronze Bell (1836){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000312|IM03000312 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *A Bronze Bell (1694){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000311|IM03000311 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *The Furniture in the Church of the Trinity (1836){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000310|IM03000310 Furniture in the Church of the Trinity}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> *7 Capitals, 5 bases, and a cornice (11th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM03000309|IM03000309 7 Capitals, 5 bases, and a cornice}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> {{div col end}}
;Gallery of Pictures of the Church of the Trinity <gallery> Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, portail 2.jpg|The Tympanum over the entrance Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, portail 4.jpg|A detail of the Tympanum showing St. Michel holding the Mandorla Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, portail.jpg|Detail of a Capital Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, intérieure 3.jpg|Painting: Deposition of the Cross AUTRY-ISSARDS Balade en Bocage Bourbonnais.jpg|The old path for the Priest Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, intérieure 2.jpg|The Nave Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards 2.jpg|Detail on a Capital Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, portail 1.jpg|Entrance to the church Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards, intérieure 1.jpg|The Vault above the nave Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Autry-Issards 4.jpg|The Chevet of the church </gallery>
==Notable people linked to the commune== *'''Pierre Lacorne''', notary, born in 1940 at Autry-Issards and President of ''ASF France Aviation Sans Frontières''. *'''Christian Chalmin''', publisher, born in 1947 at Autry-Issards and Mayor of the commune from 1989 to 1995. *'''Sanne Spangenberg''', French/Dutch born at Moulins in 1993, elected Miss Auvergne 2012 at 19 years old. She participated in Miss France 2013 on 8 December 2012 in live coverage on TF1 TV station.
==See also== *Communes of the Allier department
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311082049/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=10722 Autry-Issards on the old IGN website] {{in lang|fr}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152207/http://www.ville-souvigny.com/Tourisme/Eglise_Autry.html Souvigny Town: Autry-Issards] {{in lang|fr}} *[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=3.1364,46.5494&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Autry-Issards on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}} *[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=46.5494&lon=3.1364&zoom=13 ''Autrye-Jssard'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
{{Commons category}} {{Allier communes}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autryissards}} Category:Communes of Allier Category:Bourbonnais