Échassières
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Échassières | |
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 The La Bouble Viaduct under construction | |
 Location of Échassières | |
  Échassières Location within France  Échassières Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′07″N 2°56′07″E / 46.1853°N 2.9353°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Frédéric Dalaigre[1] |
Area 1 | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 364 |
| • Density | 15.6/km2 (40.3/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. | |
Échassières (French pronunciation: [eʃasjɛʁ]; Occitan: Eschaseiras) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Geography
[edit]The river Bouble forms most of the commune's northwestern border.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 602 | — |
| 1975 | 489 | −2.93% |
| 1982 | 408 | −2.55% |
| 1990 | 349 | −1.93% |
| 1999 | 380 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 387 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 396 | +0.46% |
| 2017 | 385 | −0.56% |
| 2023 | 364 | −0.93% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Town hall website (in French)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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