Target, Allier
| Target | |
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The church in Target | |
  Target | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Target | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′25″N 3°03′44″E / 46.2903°N 3.0622°ECoordinates: 46°17′25″N 3°03′44″E / 46.2903°N 3.0622°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Sioule, Colettes et Bouble |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Berthon[1] |
| Area1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 275 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03277 / 03140 |
| Elevation |
315–459 m (1,033–1,506 ft) (avg. 434 m or 1,424 ft) |
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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. | |
Target is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Geography
The Venant, a tributary of the Bouble, forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Bouble, which forms all of its southwestern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 332 | — |
| 1968 | 401 | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 345 | −14.0% |
| 1982 | 270 | −21.7% |
| 1990 | 264 | −2.2% |
| 1999 | 249 | −5.7% |
| 2008 | 260 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 275 | +5.8% |
| Source: INSEE (1968–2013) | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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