Échassières

Échassières
The La Bouble Viaduct under construction
Location of Échassières
Échassières
Échassières
Coordinates: 46°11′07″N 2°56′07″E / 46.1853°N 2.9353°E / 46.1853; 2.9353
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonGannat
IntercommunalitySaint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Frédéric Dalaigre[1][2]
Area
1
23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
369
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03108 /03330
Elevation390–765 m (1,280–2,510 ft)
(avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft)
Websiteechassieres.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Échassières (French pronunciation: [eʃasjɛʁ]; Occitan: Eschaseiras) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

The river Bouble forms most of the commune's northwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 602—    
1975 489−2.93%
1982 408−2.55%
1990 349−1.93%
1999 380+0.95%
2009 402+0.56%
2014 389−0.66%
2020 373−0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frédéric Dalaigre, nouveau maire" [Frédéric Dalaigre, new mayor]. lamontagne.fr (in French). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE