Billy, Allier
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Location of Billy | |
  Billy Location within France  Billy Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule |
| Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Séror[1] |
Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 817 |
| • Density | 79.9/km2 (207/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03029 /03260 |
| Elevation | 235–375 m (771–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| Website | intramuros.org/billy |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Billy (French pronunciation: [biji] ⓘ; Occitan: Bilhi) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Geography
Billy in the former agglomeration community of Vichy Val d'Allier.
Billy on the map of Cassini.
History
Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,084 | — |
| 1975 | 912 | −2.44% |
| 1982 | 921 | +0.14% |
| 1990 | 1,007 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 929 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 847 | −1.15% |
| 2012 | 838 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 781 | −1.40% |
| 2023 | 817 | +0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Hugueney et al. (2003)
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- Town hall website (in French)
- Tourist office website Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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