Bost, Allier
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Bost is a commune in the Allier department in central France. The town is part of the Vichy urban area and has a twelfth-century church, St-Pierre.
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 The church in Bost | |
 Location of Bost | |
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| Coordinates: 46°10′47″N 3°31′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Cusset |
| Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Sébastien Baud[1] |
Area 1 | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 183 |
| • Density | 19.3/km2 (50.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bostois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03033 /03300 |
| Elevation | 267–429 m (876–1,407 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Its inhabitants are called Bostois in French.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 192 | — |
| 1975 | 163 | −2.31% |
| 1982 | 144 | −1.75% |
| 1990 | 153 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 147 | −0.44% |
| 2007 | 171 | +1.91% |
| 2012 | 196 | +2.77% |
| 2017 | 188 | −0.83% |
| 2023 | 183 | −0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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