Maillet (Allier)
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| local community | Skin bocage | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 03190 | |
| Former INSEE code | 03158 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Maillet is a village and a former French commune with 319 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, Maillet was merged with the former municipalities of Givarlais and Louroux-Hodement to form a nouvelle commune called Haut-Bocage and has the status of a déléguée commune in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Maillet.
Neighboring towns are Vallon-en-Sully in the northwest, Hérisson in the northeast, Venas and Louroux-Hodement in the southeast, Givarlais in the south, Reugny and Audes in the southwest and Nassigny in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 415 | 407 | 326 | 319 | 309 | 322 | 364 | 326 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Maillet
- Saint-Denis church from the 12th century, gradually renewed until the 14th century
- Maillet Castle from the 14th century
- Chapel and castle from the 14th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 450-452.
