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Haut-Bocage

Coordinates: 46°28′44″N 2°39′07″E / 46.479°N 2.652°E / 46.479; 2.652
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Haut-Bocage
1920s era post card from Givarlais (delegated commune)
1920s era post card from Givarlais (delegated commune)
Location of Haut-Bocage
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Haut-Bocage is located in France
Haut-Bocage
Haut-Bocage
Haut-Bocage is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Haut-Bocage
Haut-Bocage
Coordinates: 46°28′44″N 2°39′07″E / 46.479°N 2.652°E / 46.479; 2.652
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonHuriel
IntercommunalityCC du Val de Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Laprugne[1]
Area
1
70.64 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
855
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Haut-Bocage (French pronunciation: [o bɔkaʒ]; Occitan: Aut Boschatge) is a commune in the Allier department of central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Maillet, Givarlais and Louroux-Hodement.[3]

Politics and administration

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List of mayors

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List of successive mayors of Haut-Bocage
In office Name Party Capacity Ref.
8 January 2016 Incumbent Jean-Michel Laprugne [4]

Former and delegated communes

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The mayors of the former communes of Maillet, Givarlais and Louroux-Hodement are by right delegated mayors for each of their respective communes.

List of delegated communes of Haut-Bocage
Delegated commune INSEE code Intercommunality Area

(km2)

Population

(2014)

Density

(per km2)

Maillet (seat) 03158 CC du Val de Cher 26.61 896 34
Givarlais 03123 CC du Val de Cher 14.85 246 17
Louroux-Hodement 03153 CC du Val de Cher 29.18 343 12

Population

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Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,080—    
1975 947−1.86%
1982 838−1.73%
1990 840+0.03%
1999 842+0.03%
2009 950+1.21%
2014 896−1.16%
2020 860−0.68%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine 17 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" (PDF). Association des maires et présidents d'intercommunalité de l'Allier. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE