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Vichy is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais.
Allier is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named after the river Allier, it had a population of 335,975 in 2019. Moulins is the prefecture; Montluçon and Vichy are the subprefectures. Its INSEE and post code is 03.
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France.
Montluçon is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais. The town is in the traditional province of Bourbonnais and was part of the mediaeval duchy of Bourbon.
The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are:
- Arrondissement of Montluçon, with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 108,364 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Moulins, with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 106,124 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Vichy, with 119 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 124,896 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Montluçon is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 89 communes. Its population is 108,364 (2016), and its area is 2,116.8 km2 (817.3 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Moulins is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 109 communes. Its population is 106,124 (2016), and its area is 2,957.9 km2 (1,142.1 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Vichy is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 119 communes. Its population is 124,896 (2016), and its area is 2,265.5 km2 (874.7 sq mi).
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.
Creuzier-le-Neuf is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the Bourbonnaise Mountains, the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department.
Paray-sous-Briailles is a commune with 693 residents in the French department of Allier in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; before 2016, it belonged to the Auvergne region. Paray-sous-Briailles is located in the arrondissement of Moulins and the canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule. Its residents are called Parodiens.
The Croissant is a linguistic transitional zone between the Langue d'oc dialects and the Langue d'oïl dialects, situated in the centre of France where Occitan dialects are spoken that have transitional traits toward French. The name derives from the contours of the zone that resemble a croissant, or crescent.
The canton of Montluçon-1 is an administrative division of the Allier department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montluçon.
The canton of Montluçon-2 is an administrative division of the Allier department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montluçon.
The canton of Montluçon-3 is an administrative division of the Allier department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montluçon.
The canton of Montluçon-4 is an administrative division of the Allier department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montluçon.
The canton of Moulins-2 is an administrative division of the Allier department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Moulins.
The Bourbonnais dialects are spoken in the historic region of Bourbonnais, located in central France and including the department of Allier the area surrounding Saint-Amand-Montrond, in southeastern Cher. This linguistic zone is located between those home to the languages of Oïl, Occitan, and Franco-Provençal.
Moulins Communauté is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Moulins. It is located in the Allier and Nièvre departments, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions, central France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Moulins. Its area is 1,336.2 km2. Its population was 64,458 in 2019, of which 19,246 in Moulins proper.
