Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

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Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ puʁsɛ̃ syʁ sjul], literally Saint-Pourçain on Sioule; Auvergnat: Sant Porçanh de Siula) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is named after Saint Pourçain, a 6th century AD freed slave who was founder of a local monastery.

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Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Rue de la Vigerie, Vichy

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N 46.3083 °	E 3.29 °

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Rue de la Vigerie

Rue de la Vigerie
03500 Vichy
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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