Gouise
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gouise (French pronunciation: [ɡwiz]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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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 (2022)[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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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.
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