Désertines, Allier

Désertines
Commune
The church in Désertines
Location of Désertines
Désertines Désertines
Coordinates: 46°21′N 2°37′E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Montluçon-2
Intercommunality	CA Montluçon Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Sanvoisin
Area 1	8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,387
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03098 /03630
Elevation	193–384 m (633–1,260 ft) (avg. 216 m or 709 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Désertines (French pronunciation: [dezɛʁtin]; Occitan: Desertinas) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,000 —     1800 1,022 +0.31% 1806 1,035 +0.21% 1821 1,145 +0.68% 1831 1,137 −0.07% 1836 1,196 +1.02% 1841 1,161 −0.59% 1846 1,351 +3.08% 1851 1,413 +0.90% 1856 1,649 +3.14% 1861 1,591 −0.71% 1866 1,777 +2.24% 1872 1,967 +1.71% 1876 2,020 +0.67% 1881 2,350 +3.07% 1886 2,320 −0.26% 1891 2,350 +0.26% 1896 2,592 +1.98%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,000 +2.97% 1906 3,080 +0.53% 1911 2,960 −0.79% 1921 2,923 −0.13% 1926 2,892 −0.21% 1931 3,217 +2.15% 1936 3,236 +0.12% 1946 3,729 +1.43% 1954 3,997 +0.87% 1962 4,331 +1.01% 1968 4,697 +1.36% 1975 4,593 −0.32% 1982 4,912 +0.96% 1990 4,961 +0.12% 1999 4,646 −0.73% 2007 4,465 −0.50% 2012 4,232 −1.07% 2017 4,422 +0.88%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department