page_title: Avermes
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Avermes / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: E.Leclerc, Avermes, Allier, Auvergne, France
context_page_description: Avermes is a French commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avermois or Avermoises.
  The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: This is the main suburb of Moulins for both leisure and industrial activities with a fairground (Moulins Foirexpo), a cultural multi-purpose hall (Islea), and two metallurgical factories: JPM ex-Chauvat employing about 400 people, and Potain Cranes which employs about 250 people. These are the two largest employers in the commune with ITM (an Intermarché logistics depot with 200 employees), the Leclerc Centre (distribution with 200 employees), Desamais (hardware with 110 employees), and Chapier (DIY store - 50 employees).
caption: The Leclerc Centre
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