Andelaroche () is a commune in the

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department in the

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region of central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Andelarochois'' or ''Andelarochoises''.

Geography

Andelaroche is located some east of

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and some west of

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. The D990/D994 road passes through the west of the commune from south-west to north-east. Access to the village is by the minor D424 road from Barrais-Bussolles in the north through the commune and the village then continuing south-east to Saint-Martin-d'Estreaux. The minor D470 road also goes from the village south-west to

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. The commune is mostly farmland with a large forest in the south-east, the Bois de Saint Pierre in the centre, and a few isolated patches of forest towards the north.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Andan'' river forms the south-western border of the commune, the ''Ruisseau de Maupes'' forms the north-western border, and the ''Ruisseau de l'Etang Civette'' forms part of the eastern border. Numerous other streams criss-cross the commune with many small lakes.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

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Population

Sites and monuments

*There is a church of Romanesque origin but much altered in the 19th century. It is now a composite structure that has lost its original appearance.

Andelaroche Picture Gallery

File:Andelaroche Street.JPG, A street in Andelaroche File:Andelaroche Landscape.JPG, Andelaroche Landscape File:Andelaroche Wayside Cross.JPG, A Wayside Cross in Andelaroche

References

External links

Andelaroche on the National Geographic Institute website

Andelaroche on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Ande la Roche'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Allier Bourbonnais