Aurouër Explained
| Aurouër |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Moulins |
| Canton: | Yzeure |
| Insee: | 03011 |
| Postal Code: | 03460 |
| Mayor: | Alain Borde[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Moulins Communauté |
| Coordinates: | 46.6878°N 3.3003°W |
| Elevation M: | 247 |
| Elevation Min M: | 215 |
| Elevation Max M: | 262 |
| Area Km2: | 27.06 |
Aurouër is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurouërois or Aurouëroises.[2]
Geography
Aurouër is located some 15km (09miles) north by north-east of Moulins and 20km (10miles) south-east of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. The whole eastern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between Allier and Nièvre. Access to the commune is by the D133 road from Villeneuve-sur-Allier in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village and continues east to Saint-Ennemond. The D228 goes north-east from the village to Dornes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of:
- Les Berthomiers
- Le Bois Canot
- Bonnefond
- Les Cantes
- Champfroid
- Le Charlet
- Les Chenes
- Le Choulton
- Le Domaine Chateau
- Domaine Martin
- Les Durands
- Les Forets
- Les Gallets
- Les Gouffats
- Les Grillets
- La Joubarde
- Lafat
- Lardillat
- La Motte
- La Motte-Ponay
- La Niziere
- La Noue
- Le Ponay
- Les Simonets
- Les Torterats
- Vaucoulmin
- Les Vernes
There are large forested areas in the south-east of the commune with most of the rest farmland.[3]
There are many ponds scattered across the commune from which streams flow towards the west to join the Allier.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 413 inhabitants. Between 1837 and 1879 it was part of the commune Villeneuve-sur-Allier.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Web site: Aurouër (03460). habitants.fr. SARL Patagos. 24 January 2016. fr.
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aurou%C3%ABr/@46.6808901,3.2984862,12553m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f1020d767ea795:0x86c2d35f4a5c4166?hl=en Google Maps
- http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=20619 List of Mayors of France
- Re-elected in 2014: Web site: Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton) . Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton) . Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier . 1 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095821/http://www.maires-allier.fr/contenu/fck/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20MAJ%2018122014.pdf . 18 May 2015 .
- Web site: Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier . Nominative list of communes of Allier . maires-allier.fr . Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier . 1 . fr . 8 July 2020.
