Désertines, Allier

Désertines
The church in Désertines The church in Désertines
Désertines
Location within Auvergne region Désertines
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Montluçon-2
Intercommunality	Montluçon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Sanvoisin
Area1	8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	4,232
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03098 / 03630
Elevation	193–384 m (633–1,260 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,000	—
1800	1,022	+2.2%
1806	1,035	+1.3%
1821	1,145	+10.6%
1831	1,137	−0.7%
1836	1,196	+5.2%
1841	1,161	−2.9%
1846	1,351	+16.4%
1851	1,413	+4.6%
1856	1,649	+16.7%
1861	1,591	−3.5%
1866	1,777	+11.7%
1872	1,967	+10.7%
1876	2,020	+2.7%
1881	2,350	+16.3%
1886	2,320	−1.3%
1891	2,350	+1.3%
1896	2,592	+10.3%
1901	3,000	+15.7%
1906	3,080	+2.7%
1911	2,960	−3.9%
1921	2,923	−1.2%
1926	2,892	−1.1%
1931	3,217	+11.2%
1936	3,236	+0.6%
1946	3,729	+15.2%
1954	3,997	+7.2%
1962	4,331	+8.4%
1968	4,697	+8.5%
1975	4,593	−2.2%
1982	4,912	+6.9%
1990	4,961	+1.0%
1999	4,646	−6.3%
2008	4,441	−4.4%
2012	4,232	−4.7%

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE