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Créchy
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Créchy is a commune in France, situated within the Allier department and the arrondissement of Vichy. It lies in the canton of Varennes-sur-Allier and shares borders with the communes of Billy, Langy, Marcenat, and Paray-sous-Briailles. The area is located next to the Allier river and has an elevation of 344 meters above sea level.
The commune covers an area of 11.61 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 493, comprising 229 males and 226 females. Créchy is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule. The postal code for the locality is 03150.
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Place details
- Locality
- Créchy
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 440
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Créchy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gare-Créchy-CPancienne.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The railway station in the early 20th century
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Créchy (03).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vichy
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
- French commune.INSEE
- 03091
- French commune.postal code
- 03150
- French commune.mayor
- Catherine Jonet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
- French commune.elevation m
- 232
- French commune.elevation min m
- 233
- French commune.elevation max m
- 344
- French commune.area km2
- 11.61
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Créchy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vichy
- Population
- 428
- Area
- 11.61
- Elevation
- 253
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Allier
- Shares border with
- Varennes-sur-Allier
- Official website
- www.crechy.fr
- Image
- Gare-Créchy-CPancienne.jpg
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- Commons category
- Créchy
- postal code
- 03150
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
- male population
- 229
- female population
- 226
- P8168
- Kran
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-70-43-51-42
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
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- References
Créchy (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Créchy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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