Andelaroche
Andelaroche | |
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 The road into Andelaroche | |
Location of Andelaroche  | |
  Andelaroche  Andelaroche | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 3°45′00″E / 46.2561°N 3.75°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Lapalisse |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lapalisse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Richard[1] |
Area 1 | 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 229 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Andelarochois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03004 /03120 |
| Elevation | 338–534 m (1,109–1,752 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Andelaroche (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dlaʁɔʃ]) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andelarochois or Andelarochoises.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]Andelaroche is located some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Lapalisse and some 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Marcigny. The D990/D994 road passes through the west of the commune from south-west to north-east. Access to the village is by the minor D424 road from Barrais-Bussolles in the north through the commune and the village then continuing south-east to Saint-Martin-d'Estreaux. The minor D470 road also goes from the village south-west to Droiturier. The commune is mostly farmland with a large forest in the south-east, the Bois de Saint Pierre in the centre, and a few isolated patches of forest towards the north.[5]
The Andan river forms the south-western border of the commune, the Ruisseau de Maupes forms the north-western border, and the Ruisseau de l'Etang Civette forms part of the eastern border. Numerous other streams criss-cross the commune with many small lakes.[5]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[6]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Jules Jen Marie Dessert | |||
| 2001 | Current | Pascale Richard[7][8] |
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 371 | — |
| 1975 | 357 | −0.55% |
| 1982 | 300 | −2.45% |
| 1990 | 288 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 267 | −0.84% |
| 2007 | 285 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 268 | −1.22% |
| 2017 | 258 | −0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Sites and monuments
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- There is a church of Romanesque origin but much altered in the 19th century. It is now a composite structure that has lost its original appearance.
Andelaroche Picture Gallery
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A street in Andelaroche -
Andelaroche Landscape -
A Wayside Cross in Andelaroche
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Andelaroche (03120): Public services". habitants.fr (in French). SARL Patagos. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Communauté de communes du Pays de Lapalisse". tresordesregions.mgm.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Re-elected in 2014: "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). maires-allier.fr (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Andelaroche on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Andelaroche on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Ande la Roche on the 1750 Cassini Map
