Vicq, Allier
Vicq (French pronunciation: [vik]; Occitan: Vic) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
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| Coordinates: 46°08′52″N 3°05′34″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 | 305 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/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 comes from vicus, which means central Gallo-Roman administration, on a local scale.
Administration
| Term | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001–2014 | Jean-François Henry |
| 2014–2018 | Pierre Lenvoisé[3] |
| 2018- | Danièle Benayon[4][1] |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 394 | — |
| 1968 | 430 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 342 | −20.5% |
| 1982 | 315 | −7.9% |
| 1990 | 310 | −1.6% |
| 1999 | 300 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 324 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 331 | +2.2% |
| Source: INSEE (1968–2013) | ||
Its inhabitants are called "Vicquois".
Sights
- Romanesque church, classified as a historic site in 1911.
See also
References
- INSEE commune file (in French)
- "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.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "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.
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