Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
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Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs | |
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.JPG) A general view of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs | |
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 Location of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs | |
  Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs  Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 3°47′01″E / 46.0606°N 3.7836°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Lapalisse |
| Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Blettery[1] |
Area 1 | 28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 146 |
| • Density | 5.05/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Nicolavois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03248 /03250 |
| Elevation | 620–1,122 m (2,034–3,681 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs (Arpitan: Sèn Colà) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Its inhabitants are called Saint-Nicolavois.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 333 | — |
| 1975 | 226 | −5.39% |
| 1982 | 168 | −4.15% |
| 1990 | 145 | −1.82% |
| 1999 | 160 | +1.10% |
| 2009 | 180 | +1.18% |
| 2014 | 177 | −0.34% |
| 2020 | 163 | −1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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