The 3 arrondissements of the Allier department are:
- Arrondissement of Montluçon, (subprefecture: Montluçon) with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 115,446 in 2013.
- Arrondissement of Moulins, (prefecture of the Allier department: Moulins) with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 105,677 in 2013.
- Arrondissement of Vichy, (subprefecture: Vichy) with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 122,308 in 2013.
History
At the creation of arrondissements, in 1800, there were four arrondissements in the Allier. In 1926, the arrondissement of Gannat was suppressed. In 1942, the capital of the arrondissement of Lapalisse was transferred to Vichy, then capital of the French State.
References
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