Haut-Bocage

Haut-Bocage is a commune in the Allier department of central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Haut-Bocage

Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Huriel
Intercommunality Val de Cher
Mayor Jean-Michel Laprugne
(2016-2020)
Statistics
Elevation 182–359 m (597–1,178 ft)
Land area1 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population2 933  (2013)
 - Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03158/ 03190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

The town hall is in Maillet.

History

The Haut-Bocage was established on 1 January 2016 with the former communes of Maillet, Givarlais and Louroux-Hodement.[1]

Geography

Haut-Bocage is in the western part of the Allier department, in the valley of the Cher river at 16 km (9.9 mi) to the north of Montluçon,[2] the subprefecture of the arrondissement.

It has an area of 70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi) with an altitude of 182–359 m (597–1,178 ft).

The 3 former communes that form Haut-Bocage
 

Composition

The commune is formed by:

Name Code
INSEE
Area
(km²)
Population[3]
(2013)
Density
(Inh./km²)
Maillet 03158 26.61 344 12.9
Givarlais 03123 14.85 246 16.6
Louroux-Hodement 03153 29.18 343 11.8

Related pages

References

  1. "Arrêté du 17 décembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Haut-Bocage" (PDF). Recueil des actes administratifs de l'Allier (in français): 14–15. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Orthodromie - Allier department" (in français). Lion 1906. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. "Populations lègales 2013 - 03-Allier". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 November 2016.