Durdat-Larequille

Durdat-Larequille (French pronunciation: [dyʁda laʁ(ə)kij]; Occitan: Durdat e La Requilha) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Durdat-Larequille
Church in Durdat hamlet
Location of Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille
Coordinates: 46°15′10″N 2°42′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonMontluçon-3
IntercommunalityCommentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bruno Bove
Area
1
24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,320
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03106 /03310
Elevation370–534 m (1,214–1,752 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune was the birthplace of Christophe Thivrier, a miner who became the first Socialist mayor in France and then was a Deputy in the National Assembly.

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