Mesples

Mesples
Mesples
Location within Auvergne region  Mesples
Coordinates: 46°26′02″N 2°21′34″E / 46.4339°N 2.3594°ECoordinates: 46°26′02″N 2°21′34″E / 46.4339°N 2.3594°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Huriel
Intercommunality	Pays d'Huriel
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Lhopiteau[1]
Area^1	15.3 km^2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	130
• Density	8.5/km^2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03172 / 03370
Elevation	307–441 m (1,007–1,447 ft) (avg. 396 m or 1,299 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	221	—
1968	224	+1.4%
1975	171	−23.7%
1982	140	−18.1%
1990	149	+6.4%
1999	127	−14.8%
2008	133	+4.7%
2012	130	−2.3%
Source: INSEE (1968–2012)

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.