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Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372222222°N 3.43°E
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Commune of Billy |
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| Location | |
  Billy, Allier
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Varennes-sur-Allier |
| Intercommunality | Vichy Val d'Allier |
| Mayor | Jean Mathé (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 235–375 m (770–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m/720 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 929 (1999) |
| - Density | 91 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03029/ 03260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Billy is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).[1]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Hugueney et al. (2003)
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