| Billy | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°ECoordinates: 46°14′14″N 3°25′48″E / 46.2372°N 3.43°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
| Intercommunality | Vichy Communauté | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Pierre Blanc | |
| Area1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 843 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03029 /03260 | |
| Elevation | 235–375 m (771–1,230 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
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| Website | billy-allier.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Billy (Occitan, Bilhi) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Billy in the former canton of Varennes-sur-Allier.
Billy in the Vichy conurbation.
Billy on the map of Cassini.
Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).