page_title: Montluçon
hierarchical_section_title: Montluçon
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Château des Ducs de Bourbon, Montluçon, Allier, France
context_page_description: Montluçon is a commune in central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the Cher river. It is the commune in the department with largest population, although the department's préfecture is in the smaller city of Moulins.
  The town is the historical capital of the old province of Bourbonnais and was part of the mediaeval Duchy of Bourbon.
context_section_description: Montluçon is a commune in central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the Cher river. It is the commune in the department with largest population, although the department's préfecture is in the smaller city of Moulins.
  The town is the historical capital of the old province of Bourbonnais and was part of the mediaeval Duchy of Bourbon.
caption: Palace of the Dukes of Bourbon, Montluçon.
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