Arrondissements of the Allier department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Montluçon, (subprefecture: Montluçon) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 104,398 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Moulins, (prefecture of the Allier department: Moulins) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 104,316 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Vichy, (subprefecture: Vichy) with 119 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 126,158 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Moulins, Gannat, Lapalisse and Montluçon were established. The arrondissement of Gannat was disbanded in 1926. In 1941 Vichy replaced Lapalisse as subprefecture.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Allier were modified in January 2017:^[3]

• 14 communes from the arrondissement of Montluçon to the arrondissement of Vichy
• three communes from the arrondissement of Moulins to the arrondissement of Vichy
• one commune from the arrondissement of Vichy to the arrondissement of Moulins

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 03 Allier. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/03his.html Historique de l'Allier
3. Web site: Arrêté n° 16-534. 737. 23 October 2019.