La Petite-Marche

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La Petite-Marche
Coat of arms of La Petite-Marche
La Petite-Marche (France)
La Petite-Marche
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Montluçon-3
Community association Montluçon Community
Coordinates 46 ° 8 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E
height 310-505 m
surface 14.93 km 2
Residents 176 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03420
INSEE code

La Petite-Marche is a French commune with 176 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the canton of Montluçon-3 (until 2015 Marcillat-en-Combraille ) in the arrondissement of Montluçon .

geography

La Petite-Marche is located about 15 kilometers south-southwest of Montluçon . The Cher delimits the community in the west. La Petite-Marche is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mazirat in the north, Terjat in the north-east, Marcillat-en-Combraille in the east and south-east, Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat and Chambonchard in the south and Évaux-les-Bains in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 316 321 247 210 210 215 191 191 182
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 19th century church of Saint Thomas

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 636-638.

Web links

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