Bost, Allier

Bost
Commune
The church in Bost
Location of Bost
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Coordinates: 46°10′47″N3°31′10″E / 46.1797°N 3.5194°E / 46.1797; 3.5194
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Cusset
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Sébastien Baud [1]
Area 1	9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	180
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym	Bostois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03033 /03300
Elevation	267–429 m (876–1,407 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bost is a commune in the Allier department in central France. The town is part of the Vichy urban area and has a twelfth-century church, St-Pierre.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Bostois. ^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	192	—
1975	163	−2.31%
1982	144	−1.75%
1990	153	+0.76%
1999	147	−0.44%
2007	171	+1.91%
2012	196	+2.77%
2017	188	−0.83%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté". Trésor des régions (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE