Gouise

Gouise (French pronunciation: [ɡwiz]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Gouise
Commune
Location of Gouise
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Coordinates: 46°24′43″N 3°25′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Moulins-2
Intercommunality	CA Moulins Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Annick Deligeard[1]
Area 1	23.12 km2 (8.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	220
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03124 /03340
Elevation	230–294 m (755–965 ft) (avg. 247 m or 810 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This small village is situated at the crossing of two secondary departmental roads, the D102 (East-West from Saint-Voir to Bessay-sur-Allier) and the D105 (North-South from Neuilly-le-Réal to Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux). Oddly, it has no church but a small town hall with an adjacent meeting room.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	291	—
1975	227	−3.49%
1982	193	−2.29%
1990	220	+1.65%
1999	216	−0.20%
2009	229	+0.59%
2014	232	+0.26%
2020	219	−0.96%
Source: INSEE[3]

Economy

Gouise lives mainly on farming (cattle) and tourism (bed and breakfast). There is also a construction work company. Other people live there but go to work in town (Moulins) or in neighbouring villages.

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE