Rocles, Allier
For other uses, see Rocles (disambiguation).
Rocles | |
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Rocles | |
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Rocles | |
Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 3°01′55″E / 46.4244°N 3.0319°ECoordinates: 46°25′28″N 3°01′55″E / 46.4244°N 3.0319°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Moulins |
Canton | Souvigny |
Intercommunality | Bocage Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Robert Bougerolle[1] |
Area1 | 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 402 |
• Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03214 / 03240 |
Elevation |
355–460 m (1,165–1,509 ft) (avg. 392 m or 1,286 ft) |
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. |
Rocles is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 363 | — |
1968 | 363 | +0.0% |
1975 | 382 | +5.2% |
1982 | 419 | +9.7% |
1990 | 367 | −12.4% |
1999 | 373 | +1.6% |
2008 | 350 | −6.2% |
2012 | 402 | +14.9% |
Source: INSEE (1968–2012) |
Sights
- Château de la Lande 15th century
- Etang du Lion), a pond which belonged in the past to the Castle of Montbillon in Saint-Sornin
See also
- Bourbonnais
- Portal:France
- Communes of the Allier department
References
- ↑ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rocles, Allier. |
- (French) Pages about Rocles
- (French) Château de La Lande
- (French) Castle of Montbillon
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