The arrondissement of Moulins is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Allier département. Its capital, and of the department, is the city of Moulins.

History
On 4 March 1790, with the establishment of the department of Allier, Moulins was one of the districts of the department. With the establishment of the arrondissements on 17 February 1800, Moulins was one of the original arrondissements.

Geography
The arrondissement  of Moulins is bordered to the north by the Nièvre department (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region), to the east by the Saône-et-Loire department (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region), to the south by the arrondissement of Vichy, to the west by the arrondissement of Montluçon and to the northwest by the Cher department (Centre-Val de Loire region).

It is found in the northern part of the department, with an area of , the largest in area of the department. It has 106,039 inhabitants, the arrondissement of the Allier department with fewer people living there, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Moulins, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Moulins-1, Souvigny and Yzeure as can be seen in the following table:

Communes
The arrondissement of Moulins has 109 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Agonges (03002)
 Aubigny (03009)
 Aurouër (03011)
 Autry-Issards (03012)
 Avermes (03013)
 Bagneux (03015)
 Barberier (03016)
 Bayet (03018)
 Beaulon (03019)
 Bessay-sur-Allier (03025)
 Besson (03026)
 Bourbon-l'Archambault (03036)
 Bransat (03038)
 Bresnay (03039)
 Bressolles (03040)
 Buxières-les-Mines (03046)
 Cesset (03049)
 Chantelle (03053)
 Chapeau (03054)
 La Chapelle-aux-Chasses (03057)
 Chareil-Cintrat (03059)
 Charroux (03062)
 Chassenard (03063)
 Château-sur-Allier (03064)
 Châtel-de-Neuvre (03065)
 Châtillon (03069)
 Chemilly (03073)
 Chevagnes (03074)
 Chézy (03076)
 Contigny (03083)
 Coulandon (03085)
 Coulanges (03086)
 Couleuvre (03087)
 Couzon (03090)
 Cressanges (03092)
 Deneuille-lès-Chantelle (03096)
 Deux-Chaises (03099)
 Diou (03100)
 Dompierre-sur-Besbre (03102)
 Étroussat (03112)
 La Ferté-Hauterive (03114)
 Fleuriel (03115)
 Fourilles (03116)
 Franchesse (03117)
 Gannay-sur-Loire (03119)
 Garnat-sur-Engièvre (03120)
 Gennetines (03121)
 Gipcy (03122)
 Gouise (03124)
 Laféline (03134)
 Limoise (03146)
 Loriges (03148)
 Louchy-Montfand (03149)
 Lurcy-Lévis (03155)
 Lusigny (03156)
 Marcenat (03160)
 Marigny (03162)
 Meillard (03169)
 Meillers (03170)
 Mercy (03171)
 Molinet (03173)
 Monétay-sur-Allier (03176)
 Monétay-sur-Loire (03177)
 Montbeugny (03180)
 Le Montet (03183)
 Montilly (03184)
 Montord (03188)
 Moulins (03190)
 Neuilly-le-Réal (03197)
 Neure (03198)
 Neuvy (03200)
 Noyant-d'Allier (03202)
 Paray-le-Frésil (03203)
 Paray-sous-Briailles (03204)
 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire (03207)
 Pouzy-Mésangy (03210)
 Rocles (03214)
 Saint-Aubin-le-Monial (03218)
 Saint-Ennemond (03229)
 Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux (03234)
 Saint-Germain-de-Salles (03237)
 Saint-Hilaire (03238)
 Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy (03241)
 Saint-Martin-des-Lais (03245)
 Saint-Menoux (03247)
 Saint-Plaisir (03251)
 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre (03253)
 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (03254)
 Saint-Sornin (03260)
 Saint-Voir (03263)
 Saligny-sur-Roudon (03265)
 Saulcet (03267)
 Souvigny (03275)
 Taxat-Senat (03278)
 Le Theil (03281)
 Thiel-sur-Acolin (03283)
 Toulon-sur-Allier (03286)
 Treban (03287)
 Trévol (03290)
 Tronget (03292)
 Ussel-d'Allier (03294)
 Vaumas (03300)
 Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais (03307)
 Le Veurdre (03309)
 Vieure (03312)
 Villeneuve-sur-Allier (03316)
 Voussac (03319)
 Ygrande (03320)
 Yzeure (03321)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Allier department
 Communes of the Allier department

References

Moulins