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Target | |
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 Location of Target | |
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| Coordinates: 46°17′25″N 3°03′44″E / 46.2903°N 3.0622°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Gannat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Berthon[1] |
Area 1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 244 |
| • Density | 9.22/km2 (23.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03277 /03140 |
| Elevation | 315–459 m (1,033–1,506 ft) (avg. 434 m or 1,424 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Target (French pronunciation: [taʁʒɛ]; Occitan: Targiac) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Geography
[edit]The Venant, a tributary of the Bouble, forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Bouble, which forms all of its southwestern border.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 401 | — |
| 1975 | 345 | −2.13% |
| 1982 | 270 | −3.44% |
| 1990 | 264 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 249 | −0.65% |
| 2007 | 257 | +0.40% |
| 2012 | 283 | +1.95% |
| 2017 | 254 | −2.14% |
| 2023 | 244 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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