Vaux (Occitan: Vaus) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The 19th-century French journalist, chansonnier and politician Agénor Altaroche (1811–1884) died in Vaux.
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Vaux | |
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Commune | |
Location of Vaux ![]() | |
Vaux Vaux | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′39″N 2°35′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Montluçon-1 |
| Intercommunality | Val de Cher |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Duchalet[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,166 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03301 /03190 |
| Elevation | 178–247 m (584–810 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 751 | — |
| 1968 | 772 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 701 | −9.2% |
| 1982 | 820 | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 905 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 966 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,011 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,064 | +5.2% |
| Source: INSEE (1968–2013) | ||
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