Billy, Allier
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Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule |
Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Séror[1] |
Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 810 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03029 /03260 |
Elevation | 235–375 m (771–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
Website | billy-allier.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Billy (French pronunciation: [biji] ; Occitan: Bilhi) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Geography
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Billy in the former canton of Varennes-sur-Allier.
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Billy in the Vichy conurbation.
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Billy on the map of Cassini.
History
[edit]Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,084 | — |
1975 | 912 | −2.44% |
1982 | 921 | +0.14% |
1990 | 1,007 | +1.12% |
1999 | 929 | −0.89% |
2007 | 847 | −1.15% |
2012 | 838 | −0.21% |
2017 | 781 | −1.40% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Hugueney et al. (2003)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Town hall website (in French)
- Tourist office website Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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