Arrondissement of Moulins (original) (raw)

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Arrondissement in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Moulins
Arrondissement
Location within the department AllierLocation within the department Allier
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
No. of communes 67
Prefecture Moulins
Area 2,016.9 km2 (778.7 sq mi)
Population (2022)[1] 76,303
• Density 38/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE code 032

The arrondissement of Moulins is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 67 communes.[2] Its population is 76,316 (2021), and its area is 2,016.9 km2 (778.7 sq mi).[3]

The communes of the arrondissement of Moulins, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Agonges (03002)
  2. Aubigny (03009)
  3. Aurouër (03011)
  4. Autry-Issards (03012)
  5. Avermes (03013)
  6. Bagneux (03015)
  7. Bessay-sur-Allier (03025)
  8. Besson (03026)
  9. Bourbon-l'Archambault (03036)
  10. Bresnay (03039)
  11. Bressolles (03040)
  12. Buxières-les-Mines (03046)
  13. Chapeau (03054)
  14. La Chapelle-aux-Chasses (03057)
  15. Château-sur-Allier (03064)
  16. Châtel-de-Neuvre (03065)
  17. Châtillon (03069)
  18. Chemilly (03073)
  19. Chevagnes (03074)
  20. Chézy (03076)
  21. Coulandon (03085)
  22. Couzon (03090)
  23. Cressanges (03092)
  24. Deux-Chaises (03099)
  25. Franchesse (03117)
  26. Gannay-sur-Loire (03119)
  27. Garnat-sur-Engièvre (03120)
  28. Gennetines (03121)
  29. Gipcy (03122)
  30. Gouise (03124)
  31. Limoise (03146)
  32. Louroux-Bourbonnais (03150)
  33. Lurcy-Lévis (03155)
  34. Lusigny (03156)
  35. Marigny (03162)
  36. Meillard (03169)
  37. Meillers (03170)
  38. Montbeugny (03180)
  39. Le Montet (03183)
  40. Montilly (03184)
  41. Moulins (03190)
  42. Neuilly-le-Réal (03197)
  43. Neure (03198)
  44. Neuvy (03200)
  45. Noyant-d'Allier (03202)
  46. Paray-le-Frésil (03203)
  47. Pouzy-Mésangy (03210)
  48. Rocles (03214)
  49. Saint-Aubin-le-Monial (03218)
  50. Saint-Ennemond (03229)
  51. Saint-Hilaire (03238)
  52. Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy (03241)
  53. Saint-Martin-des-Lais (03245)
  54. Saint-Menoux (03247)
  55. Saint-Plaisir (03251)
  56. Saint-Sornin (03260)
  57. Souvigny (03275)
  58. Thiel-sur-Acolin (03283)
  59. Toulon-sur-Allier (03286)
  60. Treban (03287)
  61. Trévol (03290)
  62. Tronget (03292)
  63. Le Veurdre (03309)
  64. Vieure (03312)
  65. Villeneuve-sur-Allier (03316)
  66. Ygrande (03320)
  67. Yzeure (03321)

The arrondissement of Moulins was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Allier, it lost three communes to the arrondissement of Vichy and gained one commune from the arrondissement of Vichy.[5] At the January 2024 reorganization of the arrondissements of Allier, it lost 41 communes to the arrondissement of Vichy and two to the arrondissement of Montluçon, and it gained one from the arrondissement of Montluçon.[2]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Moulins were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Bourbon-l'Archambault

  2. Chantelle

  3. Chevagnes

  4. Dompierre-sur-Besbre

  5. Lurcy-Lévis

  6. Le Montet

  7. Moulins-Ouest

  8. Moulins-Sud

  9. Neuilly-le-Réal

  10. Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

  11. Souvigny

  12. Yzeure

  13. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

  14. ^ a b c "Arrêté n° 24-002" (PDF). 2 January 2024. pp. 120–124. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

  15. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

  16. ^ Historique de l'Allier

  17. ^ "Arrêté n° 16-534, p 737" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.

  18. ^ Populations légales 2012: 03 Allier, INSEE

46°33′58″N 3°19′42″E / 46.56611°N 3.32833°E / 46.56611; 3.32833