Haut-Bocage
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Location of Haut-Bocage  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°28′44″N 2°39′07″E / 46.479°N 2.652°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Huriel |
| Intercommunality | Val de Cher |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Jean-Michel Laprugne |
| Area 1 | 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 933 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03158 /03190 |
| Elevation | 182–359 m (597–1,178 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Haut-Bocage is a commune in the Allier department of central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
History
[change | change source]The Haut-Bocage was established on 1 January 2016 with the former communes of Maillet, Givarlais and Louroux-Hodement.[1]
Geography
[change | change source]Haut-Bocage is in the western part of the Allier department, in the valley of the Cher river at 16 km (9.9 mi) to the north of Montluçon,[2] the subprefecture of the arrondissement.
It has an area of 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi) with an altitude of 182–359 m (597–1,178 ft).
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Composition
[change | change source]The commune is formed by:
| Name | Code INSEE |
Area (km²) |
Population[3] (2013) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
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| Maillet | 03158 | 26.61 | 344 | 12.9 |
| Givarlais | 03123 | 14.85 | 246 | 16.6 |
| Louroux-Hodement | 03153 | 29.18 | 343 | 11.8 |
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- ↑ "Arrêté du 17 décembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Haut-Bocage" (PDF). Recueil des actes administratifs de l'Allier (in French): 14–15. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Orthodromie - Allier department" (in French). Lion 1906. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Populations lègales 2013 - 03-Allier". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
