Diou, Allier

Diou
The town hall in Diou
Diou
Location within Auvergne region  Diou
Coordinates: 46°32′06″N 3°44′43″E / 46.535°N 3.7453°ECoordinates: 46°32′06″N 3°44′43″E / 46.535°N 3.7453°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Intercommunality	Val de Besbre Sologne Bourbonnaise
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Labille[1]
Area^1	24.89 km^2 (9.61 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	1,495
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03100 / 03290
Elevation	207–276 m (679–906 ft) (avg. 219 m or 719 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Diou is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,515	—
1968	1,602	+5.7%
1975	1,649	+2.9%
1982	1,705	+3.4%
1990	1,650	−3.2%
1999	1,553	−5.9%
2008	1,510	−2.8%
2012	1,495	−1.0%

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.