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Créchy |
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Créchy
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Varennes-sur-Allier |
| Intercommunality | Varennes Forterre |
| Mayor | Luce Billet (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 233–344 m (764–1,129 ft) (avg. 232 m/761 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 473 (2008) |
| - Density | 41 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03091/ 03150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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).[1]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 356 | 440 | 331 | 425 | 481 | 442 | 473 |