Gouise

Gouise is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Gouise
Location of Gouise
Gouise
Gouise
Coordinates: 46°24′43″N 3°25′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonMoulins-2
IntercommunalityMoulins
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Annick Deligeard[1]
Area
1
23.12 km2 (8.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
219
  Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03124 /03340
Elevation230–294 m (755–965 ft)
(avg. 247 m or 810 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This small village is situated at the crossing of two secondary departmental roads, the D102 (East-West from Saint-Voir to Bessay-sur-Allier) and the D105 (North-South from Neuilly-le-Réal to Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux). Oddly, it has no church but a small town hall with an adjacent meeting room.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962282    
1968291+3.2%
1975227−22.0%
1982193−15.0%
1990220+14.0%
1999216−1.8%
2008224+3.7%
2012237+5.8%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Gouise lives mainly on farming (cattle) and tourism (bed and breakfast). There is also a construction work company. Other people live there but go to work in town (Moulins) or in neighbouring villages.

See also

References

  1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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