Vicq, Allier
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Location of Vicq  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°08′52″N 3°05′34″E / 46.1478°N 3.0928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Danièle Benayon[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 293 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03311 /03450 |
| Elevation | 302–437 m (991–1,434 ft) (avg. 326 m or 1,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vicq (French pronunciation: [vik]; Occitan: Vic) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3]
Vicq comes from vicus, which means central Gallo-Roman administration, on a local scale.
Geography[edit]
It is located 13 km from Gannat, 33 km from Vichy and 5 km from Ébreuil.
Administration[edit]
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001–2014 | Jean-François Henry |
| 2014–2018 | Pierre Lenvoisé[4] |
| 2018- | Danièle Benayon[5][6] |
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 430 | — |
| 1975 | 342 | −3.22% |
| 1982 | 315 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 310 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 300 | −0.36% |
| 2009 | 326 | +0.83% |
| 2014 | 330 | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 297 | −1.74% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Its inhabitants are called Vicquois in French.
Sights[edit]
- The 11th-13th century Romanesque church of Saint Maurice, classified as a historic site in 1911.[8]
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative List of Communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative List of Communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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