Créchy (French pronunciation: [kʁeʃi]; Occitan: Creschic) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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Créchy | |
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Commune | |
![]() The railway station in the early 20th century | |
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Location of Créchy ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°15′44″N 3°25′27″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule |
Intercommunality | Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Jonet[1] |
Area 1 | 11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
Population | 438 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03091 /03150 |
Elevation | 233–344 m (764–1,129 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Between this village and nearby Billy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 356 | — |
1968 | 440 | +23.6% |
1975 | 331 | −24.8% |
1982 | 425 | +28.4% |
1990 | 481 | +13.2% |
1999 | 442 | −8.1% |
2008 | 473 | +7.0% |
2012 | 486 | +2.7% |
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