Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
A general view of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs A general view of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
Coat of arms of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs Coat of arms
Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
Location within Auvergne region Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Lapalisse
Intercommunality	Montagne Bourbonnaise
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jacques Blettery
Area1	28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	176
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03248 / 03250
Elevation	620–1,122 m (2,034–3,681 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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.

Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	361	—
1968	333	−7.8%
1975	226	−32.1%
1982	168	−25.7%
1990	145	−13.7%
1999	160	+10.3%
2008	181	+13.1%
2013	176	−2.8%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE