What is Commentry?
[[Image:Blason de la ville de Commentry (03).svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Commentry''' is a [[Communes of France|French commune]]. It is in the [[Allier]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the center of [[France]]. Today, about 6500 people live in the city. The city developed, because of the [[coal]] reserves that were found nearby. After the [[Second World War]], a [[chemical]] industry developed. The other pillar of the industry was a [[steel mill]], which is also in the city. In 1882, the first [[socialism|socialist]] [[mayor]] of France is elected in Commentry, [[Christophe Thivrier]]. In 1902, the [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]] was founded in Commentry. The city of COmmentry only lies 8&nbsp;km from the geographical center of France itself. ==References== *[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] {{reflist}} {{Allier communes}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Allier]]