Billezois
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CountryFrance
Area
15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi)1
Population
(2023)[2]
363Demonym(s)Billezoissians (en)
Billezoissiens (fr)
or Bizellois
Billezoissiens (fr)
or Bizellois
Billezois | |
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 The church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Billezois | |
  Billezois  Billezois | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′39″N 3°34′23″E / 46.2108°N 3.5731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Lapalisse |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lapalisse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Planche[1] |
Area 1 | 15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 363 |
| • Density | 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Billezoissians (en) Billezoissiens (fr) or Bizellois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03028 /03120 |
| Elevation | 287–353 m (942–1,158 ft) (avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft) |
| Website | mairie-billezois.fr (in French) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Billezois (Occitan, Bilhasés) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Billezois in the Pays de Lapalisse intercommunality.
Billezois on the map of Cassini (end of the 18th century).
Population
Its inhabitants are called Billezoissians (Billezoissiens),[3][4] or Bizellois.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 306 | — |
| 1975 | 292 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 297 | +0.24% |
| 1990 | 345 | +1.89% |
| 1999 | 346 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 370 | +0.84% |
| 2012 | 395 | +1.32% |
| 2017 | 379 | −0.82% |
| 2023 | 363 | −0.72% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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