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
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