Audes

For other uses, see Audes de León.

Audes (French pronunciation: [od]; Occitan, Auda) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Audes
Commune
Location of Audes
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Coordinates: 46°27′31″N 2°33′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Huriel
Intercommunality	Val de Cher
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Adrien Job[1]
Area 1	28.26 km2 (10.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	408
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03010 /03190
Elevation	177–299 m (581–981 ft) (avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	476	—
1975	409	−2.14%
1982	470	+2.01%
1990	461	−0.24%
1999	451	−0.24%
2007	457	+0.17%
2012	443	−0.62%
2017	433	−0.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of the town of Audes are Audois.^[4]

Politics

Mayors of the commune of Audes:

• 2008–2020: Serge Boulade^[5]
• 2020–2024: Michel Cheymol^[6]
• 2024–current: Adrien Job^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department