Échassières
Échassières (French pronunciation: [eʃasjɛʁ]; Occitan: Eschaseiras) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Échassières | |
|---|---|
 The La Bouble Viaduct under construction | |
Location of Échassières | |
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| Coordinates: 46°11′07″N 2°56′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Frédéric Dalaigre[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 373 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03108 /03330 |
| Elevation | 390–765 m (1,280–2,510 ft) (avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft) |
| Website | echassieres.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Bouble forms most of the commune's northwestern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 395 | — |
| 1968 | 602 | +52.4% |
| 1975 | 489 | −18.8% |
| 1982 | 408 | −16.6% |
| 1990 | 349 | −14.5% |
| 1999 | 380 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 394 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 396 | +0.5% |
External links
- Town hall website (in French)
References
- "Frédéric Dalaigre, nouveau maire" [Frédéric Dalaigre, new mayor]. lamontagne.fr (in French). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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