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Billy, Allier

Billy
Commune
Castle
Castle
Coat of arms of Billy
Coat of arms
Billy is located in France
Billy
Billy
Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°E / 46.2372; 3.43Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°E / 46.2372; 3.43
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Intercommunality Vichy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Pierre Blanc
Area1 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 843
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 03029 /03260
Elevation 235–375 m (771–1,230 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
Website billy-allier.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Billy (Occitan, Bilhi) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Billy in the former canton of Varennes-sur-Allier.

Billy in the Vichy conurbation.

Billy on the map of Cassini.

Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).


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