Bayet

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Bayet
Bayet
Coordinates: 46°14′57″N 3°16′10″E / 46.2492°N 3.2694°E / 46.2492; 3.2694Coordinates: 46°14′57″N 3°16′10″E / 46.2492°N 3.2694°E / 46.2492; 3.2694
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Intercommunality Pays Saint-Pourcinois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Daniel
Area
  Land1 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 668
  Population2 Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03018 / 03500
Elevation 237–290 m (778–951 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)

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.

Bayet (Occitan, Baiet) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

The river Bouble forms most of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Sioule, which flows northward through the commune and crosses the village.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 550    
1968 607+10.4%
1975 593−2.3%
1982 528−11.0%
1990 556+5.3%
1999 606+9.0%
2008 668+10.2%

See also

References

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