Arrondissement of Moulins

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 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 of the arrondissement of Moulins Canton Montluçon Moulins Vichy Bourbon-l'Archambault1217 Dompierre-sur-Besbre1913 Gannat141512 Moulins-16 + Part of Moulins Moulins-210 + Part of Moulins12 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule814 Souvigny29 Yzeure6

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 03190  Moulins  19,762  Moulins-1 and Moulins-2  CA Moulins Communauté 03321  Yzeure  13,069  Yzeure  CA Moulins Communauté 03254  Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule  5,039  Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule  Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne 03013  Avermes  3,859  Moulins-1  CA Moulins Communauté 03102  Dompierre-sur-Besbre  3,090  Dompierre-sur-Besbre  Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire 03036  Bourbon-l'Archambault  2,558  Bourbon-l'Archambault  Bocage Bourbonnais 03155  Lurcy-Lévis  1,942  Bourbon-l'Archambault  CA Moulins Communauté 03275  Souvigny  1,865  Souvigny  CA Moulins Communauté 03156  Lusigny  1,719  Dompierre-sur-Besbre  CA Moulins Communauté 03290  Trévol  1,669  Yzeure  CA Moulins Communauté

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

References

Moulins