Créchy (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Creschic) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Créchy | |
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Coordinates: 46°15′44″N 3°25′27″E / 46.2622°N 3.4242°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule |
Intercommunality | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Jonet |
Area 1 | 11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 430 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03091 /03150 |
Elevation | 233–344 m (764–1,129 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Between this village and nearby Billy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 440 | — |
1975 | 331 | −3.98% |
1982 | 425 | +3.64% |
1990 | 481 | +1.56% |
1999 | 442 | −0.94% |
2009 | 480 | +0.83% |
2014 | 472 | −0.34% |
2020 | 436 | −1.31% |
Source: INSEE |
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