Vicq, Allier
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vicq (French pronunciation: [vik]; Occitan: Vic) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3]
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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 (2022)[2] | 294 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/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.
Geography
It is located 13 km from Gannat, 33 km from Vichy and 5 km from Ébreuil.
Administration
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 430 | — |
| 1975 | 342 | −3.22% |
| 1982 | 315 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 310 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 300 | −0.36% |
| 2009 | 326 | +0.83% |
| 2014 | 330 | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 297 | −1.74% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Its inhabitants are called Vicquois in French.
Sights
- The 11th-13th century Romanesque church of Saint Maurice, classified as a historic site in 1911.[8]
See also
References
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