Target, Allier

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Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Gannat
Intercommunality	Sioule, Colettes et Bouble
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Berthon
Area1	26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	275
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03277 / 03140
Elevation	315–459 m (1,033–1,506 ft) (avg. 434 m or 1,424 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.

Target is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Geography

The Venant, a tributary of the Bouble, forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Bouble, which forms all of its southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	332	—
1968	401	+20.8%
1975	345	−14.0%
1982	270	−21.7%
1990	264	−2.2%
1999	249	−5.7%
2008	260	+4.4%
2013	275	+5.8%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE