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arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

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Allier Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) 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 afte ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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Arrondissement of Montluçon 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 . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

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subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...

Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) 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 ...

) with 89

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 108,364 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Moulins 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 . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of ...

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prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Allier department: Moulins) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 106,124 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Vichy 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 . Composition The communes of the arrondissement o ...

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Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World ...

) with 119 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 124,896 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Moulins, Gannat, Lapalisse and Montluçon were established. The arrondissement of Gannat was disbanded in 1926. In 1941 Vichy replaced Lapalisse as subprefecture.Historique de l'Allier
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Allier were modified in January 2017: * 14 communes from the arrondissement of Montluçon to the arrondissement of Vichy * three communes from the arrondissement of Moulins to the arrondissement of Vichy * one commune from the arrondissement of Vichy to the arrondissement of Moulins

References

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