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Allier
Information
Number03
Region Auvergne
Prefecture Moulins
Subprefectures Montluçon
Vichy
Population


 - Total ( 1999)
 - Density

Ranked 63rd


344,721


47 /km²
Area7,340 km²
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 35
Communes 320
President of the
general council
Overview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there
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Location

Allier is a département in south-central FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. named after the Allier RiverAllier is a river in central France, tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Lozere departement east of Mende. It flows through the departements Lozere, Ardeche, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dome, Allier, Nievre and Cher. It flows.

1 History

Allier was one of the original 83 departments created during the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo on March 4March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). There are 302 days remaining. Events Up to 1799 303 or 304 Martyrdom of saint Adrian of Nicomedia. 1152 Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans. 1461 King He, 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais .

In 1940, the government of Marshal Philippe PétainMarshal Henri Philippe Petain ( April 24, 1856 July 23, 1951), generally known as Philippe Petain or Marshal Petain was a French soldier and French Head of State during the Vichy regime. He was hailed as a French hero in World War I, but later dishonoured chose the town of Vichy as its capital.

2 Geography

The department is surrounded by the following French departments: Cher, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, and Creuse.

The following rivers run through Allier:

See also: List of the communes of the Allier département.





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