Molles

This article is about the commune in France. For other uses, see Molles (disambiguation).

Molles (French pronunciation: [mɔl]; Occitan: Mòlas) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Molles
Commune
The town hall in Molles
Coat of arms
Location of Molles
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Coordinates: 46°06′44″N 3°33′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Lapalisse
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Dumont[1]
Area 1	26.89 km2 (10.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	925
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03174 /03300
Elevation	325–495 m (1,066–1,624 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	723	—
1968	737	+1.9%
1975	687	−6.8%
1982	688	+0.1%
1990	732	+6.4%
1999	709	−3.1%
2009	813	+14.7%
2014	868	+6.8%
2020	924	+6.5%
Source: INSEE (1968–2020)[3]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Évolution et structure de la population en 2020 – Commune de Molles (03174)" [Evolution and structure of population in 2020 – Commune of Molles (03174)]. insee.fr (in French). French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.