Finally, it flows, as a left tributary into the Loire river at the "bec d'Allier" ("beak of the Allier"), near the city of Nevers, in the limits between the Cher and Nièvre departments in the towns of Marzy, Cuffy and Gimouille, at of altitude.
The main tributaries, with a length greater than , of the Allier are:
Left tributaries:
Right tributaries:
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