Durdat-Larequille (French pronunciation: [dyʁda laʁ(ə)kij]; Occitan: Durdat e La Requilha) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.[3]

Durdat-Larequille
Church in Durdat hamlet
Church in Durdat hamlet
Location of Durdat-Larequille
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Durdat-Larequille is located in France
Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille
Coordinates: 46°15′10″N 2°42′09″E / 46.2528°N 2.7025°E / 46.2528; 2.7025
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonMontluçon-3
IntercommunalityCommentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Bove[1]
Area
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24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,320
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03106 /03310
Elevation370–534 m (1,214–1,752 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune was the birthplace of Christophe Thivrier, a miner who became the first Socialist mayor in France and then was a Deputy in the National Assembly.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,089—    
1975 1,012−1.04%
1982 1,089+1.05%
1990 1,139+0.56%
1999 1,109−0.30%
2009 1,272+1.38%
2014 1,327+0.85%
2020 1,317−0.13%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Jolly, Jean (1960), "THIVRIER, CHRISTOPHE", dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1889 à 1940 (in French), retrieved 9 October 2017
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE