Target (French pronunciation: [taʁʒɛ]; Occitan: Targiac) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

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Coordinates: 46°17′25″N 3°03′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Gannat
Intercommunality	Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Berthon[1]
Area 1	26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	251
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03277 /03140
Elevation	315–459 m (1,033–1,506 ft) (avg. 434 m or 1,424 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The Venant, a tributary of the Bouble, forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Bouble, which forms all of its southwestern border.

• Communes of the Allier department