Rongères

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Rongères
Commune
The church in Rongères
Location of Rongères
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Coordinates: 46°17′42″N 3°27′04″E / 46.295°N 3.4511°E / 46.295; 3.4511
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Minet^[1]
Area ¹	8.95 km² (3.46 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	544
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03215 /03150
Elevation	242–305 m (794–1,001 ft) (avg. 275 m or 902 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rongères (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃ʒɛʁ]; Occitan: Rongèiras) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	444	—
1975	430	−0.46%
1982	509	+2.44%
1990	570	+1.42%
1999	566	−0.08%
2009	566	+0.00%
2014	578	+0.42%
2020	543	−1.04%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Gallery

Bronze Age gold bowl and bracelet found in Rongères, Tumulus culture, c. 1400 BC.^[4]

See also

Communes of the Allier department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Trésor de Rongères". Musée d'Archéologie Nationale.

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Communes of the Allier department

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