Meillard

For the commune in the Somme department, see Le Meillard.

Meillard (French pronunciation: [mɛjaʁ]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.^[3]

Meillard
Commune
The church in Meillard
Location of Meillard
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Coordinates: 46°23′24″N 3°14′08″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Simon[1]
Area 1	25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	307
• Density	12.0/km2 (31.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03169 /03500
Elevation	245–391 m (804–1,283 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 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	342	—
1975	340	−0.08%
1982	300	−1.77%
1990	280	−0.86%
1999	280	+0.00%
2009	262	−0.66%
2014	304	+3.02%
2020	323	+1.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department