Givarlais
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| local community | Skin bocage | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 03190 | |
| Former INSEE code | 03123 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Givarlais is a village and a former French commune with 215 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Hérisson .
With effect from January 1, 2016, Givarlais was merged with the former municipalities of Maillet and Louroux-Hodement to form a commune nouvelle called Haut-Bocage and has the status of a commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Maillet.
Neighboring towns are Nassigny in the northwest, Maillet in the north, Louroux-Hodement in the east, Bizeneuille and Verneix in the southeast, Estivareilles in the southwest and Reugny in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 308 | 261 | 250 | 225 | 251 | 227 | 237 | 227 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Givarlais
- Château de Chouvigny, Monument historique since 1990
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 436-437.
