Arrondissements of the Allier department
The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Montluçon, (subprefecture: Montluçon) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 108,364 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Moulins, (prefecture of the Allier department: Moulins) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 106,124 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Vichy, (subprefecture: Vichy) with 119 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 124,896 in 2016.
History
[edit]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.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Allier were modified in January 2017:[3]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Historique de l'Allier
- ^ "Arrêté n° 16-534" (PDF). p. 737. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
