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Allier
Coat of arms of the Allier department
Location
Location of Allier in France
Administration
Department number: 03
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Moulins
Subprefectures: Montluçon
Vichy
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 35
Communes: 320
President of the General Council: Jean-Paul Dufregne
PCF
Statistics
Population Ranked 63rd
 -1999 344,721
Population density: 47/km²
Land area¹: 7340 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Moulins is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the department of Allier, although the capital is located in the Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are Arrondissement of Montluçon, ( subprefecture: Montluçon The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 35 cantons of the Allier department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 320 communes of the Allier département in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly The French Communist Party ( French: Parti communiste français or PCF) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Allier (Occitan: Alèir) is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Allier ( Occitan: Alèir) is a River in central France, left tributary to the river Loire.

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History

Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of Bourbonnais ( Occitan: Borbonés / Barbonés) was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département

In 1940, the government of Marshal Philippe Pétain chose the town of Vichy as its capital. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain) Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

The department belongs to the region Auvergne and is surrounded by the following French departments: Cher, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, and Creuse. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. Cher ( Occitan: Char) is an administrative department located in the centre of France. Nièvre is a department in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. Saône-et-Loire ( Sona-et-Lêre in Arpitan language is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire Loire ( Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the Puy-de-Dôme ( lo Puèi de Doma / lo Puèi Domat in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language is a department Creuse ( Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.

The following rivers run through Allier:

Economy

Allier is the most productive agricultural area of the Auvergne. The Allier ( Occitan: Alèir) is a River in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. The Cher is a River in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. The Besbre is a River in central France, left tributary of the river Loire. The Sioule is a long River in central France, left tributary of the river Allier. Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is one of the 26 administrative regions of France. Vichy has long been known for its water, which is exported worldwide.

Demographics

Montluçon, Vichy, and Moulins are the principal cities. Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the department of Allier, although the capital is located in the Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. Moulins is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department. The rest of the department consists of smaller towns, mostly along the rivers. In general, the department is sparsely populated. The population increased until the end of the 19th century because of the growth of industry in Montluçon and Moulins and development of the thermal resources at Vichy. At that time the department had over 420,000 inhabitants. After the losses of World War I, the population stagnated, with a small increase in the 1960s. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Since then, it has decreased slightly from 386,533 in 1968 to 344,721 in 1999.

See also

External links


The following is a list of the 320 communes of the Allier département in France. The following is a list of the 35 cantons of the Allier department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are Arrondissement of Montluçon, ( subprefecture: Montluçon The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory
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