Vicq
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 / 46.1478°N 3.0928°E / 46.1478; 3.0928
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
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
297
 • Density22/km2 (58/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 (French pronunciation: [vik]; Occitan: Vic) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3]

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.±%
1962394—    
1968430+9.1%
1975342−20.5%
1982315−7.9%
1990310−1.6%
1999300−3.2%
2008324+8.0%
2013331+2.2%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

Its inhabitants are called "Vicquois".

Sights

  • Romanesque church, classified as a historic site in 1911.

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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.


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