Gouise () is a commune in the

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in central France. This small village is situated at the crossing of two secondary departmental roads, the D102 (East-West from Saint-Voir to Bessay-sur-Allier) and the D105 (North-South from

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Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of F ...

). Oddly, it has no church but a small

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with an adjacent meeting room.

Population

Economy

Gouise lives mainly on farming ( cattle) and tourism ( bed and breakfast). There is also a construction work company. Other people live there but go to work in town ( Moulins) or in neighbouring villages.