Aurouër is a commune in the

Allier Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...

department in the

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region of central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurouërois'' or ''Aurouëroises''.

Geography

Aurouër is located some north by north-east of Moulins and south-east of

Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It was besieged during the Hundred Years' War. Located between the Loire and Allier, the town has a rich and powerful history, but is a little forgotten to ...

. The whole eastern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between

and

Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.Villeneuve-sur-Allier Villeneuve-sur-Allier () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. Population Sights * Arboretum de Balaine See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of F ...

in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village and continues east to Saint-Ennemond. The D228 goes north-east from the village to Dornes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of: *Les Berthomiers *Le Bois Canot *Bonnefond *Les Cantes *Champfroid *Le Charlet *Les Chenes *Le Choulton *Le Domaine Chateau *Domaine Martin *Les Durands *Les Forets *Les Gallets *Les Gouffats *Les Grillets *La Joubarde *Lafat *Lardillat *La Motte *La Motte-Ponay *La Niziere *La Noue *Le Ponay *Les Simonets *Les Torterats *Vaucoulmin *Les Vernes There are large forested areas in the south-east of the commune with most of the rest farmland.Google Maps
/ref> There are many ponds scattered across the commune from which streams flow towards the west to join the

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 413 inhabitants. Between 1837 and 1879 it was part of the commune

Villeneuve-sur-Allier Villeneuve-sur-Allier () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. Population Sights * Arboretum de Balaine See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of F ...

References

External links

Aurouër on the old IGN website

Aurouër on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Aurouer'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aurouer Communes of Allier Bourbonnais