Chirat-l'Église
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chirat-l'Église (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁa leɡliz]; Occitan: Chirac de la Glèisa) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
Chirat-l'Église | |
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 The church in Chirat-l'Eglise | |
 Location of Chirat-l'Église | |
  Chirat-l'Église  Chirat-l'Église | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′38″N 3°02′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Josiane Henry[1] |
Area 1 | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 129 |
| • Density | 6.98/km2 (18.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03077 /03330 |
| Elevation | 311–494 m (1,020–1,621 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Bouble forms all of the commune's northwestern border and most of its northeastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 221 | — |
| 1975 | 162 | −4.34% |
| 1982 | 166 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 129 | −3.10% |
| 1999 | 119 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 134 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 132 | −0.30% |
| 2017 | 128 | −0.61% |
| 2023 | 129 | +0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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