Vicq, Allier

Vicq (French pronunciation: [vik]; Occitan: Vic) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3]

Vicq
Commune
The church in Vicq
The church in Vicq
Location of Vicq
Vicq is located in France
Vicq
Vicq
Vicq is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vicq
Vicq
Coordinates: 46°08′52″N 3°05′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementVichy
CantonGannat
IntercommunalitySaint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Danièle Benayon[1]
Area
1
13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
293
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03311 /03450
Elevation302–437 m (991–1,434 ft)
(avg. 326 m or 1,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vicq comes from vicus, which means central Gallo-Roman administration, on a local scale.

Geography

It is located 13 km from Gannat, 33 km from Vichy and 5 km from Ébreuil.

Administration
List of mayors
TermName
2001–2014Jean-François Henry
2014–2018Pierre Lenvoisé[4]
2018-Danièle Benayon[5][6]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 430—    
1975 342−3.22%
1982 315−1.17%
1990 310−0.20%
1999 300−0.36%
2009 326+0.83%
2014 330+0.24%
2020 297−1.74%
Source: INSEE[7]

Its inhabitants are called Vicquois in French.

Sights
  • The 11th-13th century Romanesque church of Saint Maurice, classified as a historic site in 1911.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative List of Communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative List of Communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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