Arrondissement of Montluçon

The arrondissement of Montluçon is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 89 communes.[2] Its population is 108,364 (2016), and its area is 2,116.8 km2 (817.3 sq mi).[3]

Montluçon
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
No. of communes89
SubprefectureMontluçon
Area
2,116.8 km2 (817.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
104,398
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE code031

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Montluçon, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Ainay-le-Château (03003)
  2. Archignat (03005)
  3. Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest (03007)
  4. Audes (03010)
  5. Beaune-d'Allier (03020)
  6. Bézenet (03027)
  7. Bizeneuille (03031)
  8. Blomard (03032)
  9. Braize (03037)
  10. Le Brethon (03041)
  11. La Celle (03047)
  12. Cérilly (03048)
  13. Chambérat (03051)
  14. Chamblet (03052)
  15. La Chapelaude (03055)
  16. Chappes (03058)
  17. Chavenon (03070)
  18. Chazemais (03072)
  19. Colombier (03081)
  20. Commentry (03082)
  21. Cosne-d'Allier (03084)
  22. Courçais (03088)
  23. Deneuille-les-Mines (03097)
  24. Désertines (03098)
  25. Domérat (03101)
  26. Doyet (03104)
  27. Durdat-Larequille (03106)
  28. Estivareilles (03111)
  29. Haut-Bocage (03158)
  30. Hérisson (03127)
  31. Huriel (03128)
  32. Hyds (03129)
  33. Isle-et-Bardais (03130)
  34. Lamaids (03136)
  35. Lavault-Sainte-Anne (03140)
  36. Lételon (03143)
  37. Lignerolles (03145)
  38. Louroux-Bourbonnais (03150)
  39. Louroux-de-Beaune (03151)
  40. Malicorne (03159)
  41. Marcillat-en-Combraille (03161)
  42. Mazirat (03167)
  43. Meaulne-Vitray (03168)
  44. Mesples (03172)
  45. Montluçon (03185)
  46. Montmarault (03186)
  47. Montvicq (03189)
  48. Murat (03191)
  49. Nassigny (03193)
  50. Néris-les-Bains (03195)
  51. La Petite-Marche (03206)
  52. Prémilhat (03211)
  53. Quinssaines (03212)
  54. Reugny (03213)
  55. Ronnet (03216)
  56. Saint-Angel (03217)
  57. Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais (03221)
  58. Saint-Bonnet-de-Four (03219)
  59. Saint-Caprais (03222)
  60. Saint-Désiré (03225)
  61. Saint-Éloy-d'Allier (03228)
  62. Sainte-Thérence (03261)
  63. Saint-Fargeol (03231)
  64. Saint-Genest (03233)
  65. Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat (03244)
  66. Saint-Marcel-en-Murat (03243)
  67. Saint-Martinien (03246)
  68. Saint-Palais (03249)
  69. Saint-Priest-en-Murat (03256)
  70. Saint-Sauvier (03259)
  71. Saint-Victor (03262)
  72. Sauvagny (03269)
  73. Sazeret (03270)
  74. Teillet-Argenty (03279)
  75. Terjat (03280)
  76. Theneuille (03282)
  77. Tortezais (03285)
  78. Treignat (03288)
  79. Urçay (03293)
  80. Valigny (03296)
  81. Vallon-en-Sully (03297)
  82. Vaux (03301)
  83. Venas (03303)
  84. Verneix (03305)
  85. Vernusse (03308)
  86. Le Vilhain (03313)
  87. Villebret (03314)
  88. Villefranche-d'Allier (03315)
  89. Viplaix (03317)

History

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The arrondissement of Montluçon was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Allier, it lost 14 communes to the arrondissement of Vichy.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Montluçon were, as of January 2015:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Montluçon (031)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ^ Historique de l'Allier
  5. ^ "Arrêté n° 16-534, p 737" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 03 Allier, INSEE

46°20′N 2°36′E / 46.33°N 2.60°E / 46.33; 2.60