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  Allier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allier is a département in south-central France named after the Allier River.
Allier was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
Allier is the most productive agricultural area of the Auvergne.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allier   (235 words)

  
 Puy-De-Dome - LoveToKnow 1911
It is bounded N. by Allier, E. by Loire, S. by Haute-Loire and Cantal, and W. by Correze and Creuse.
The drainage of Puy-de-Dome is divided between the Loire, by its affluents the Allier and the Cher, and the Gironde, by the Dordogne.
There are important coal-mines at Brassac on the Allier, on the borders of Haute-Loire, at St Eloy near the department of Allier, and at Bourg-Lastic on the borders of Correze.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Puy-De-Dome   (1021 words)

  
 ALLIER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
East of the Allier is the Bebre, which joins the Loire within the limits of the department; and on the west the Cher, with its tributary the Aumance.
Agriculturally the department is flourishing, the valleys of the Allier and the Sioule known as the Limagne Bourbonnaise comprising its most fertile portion.
Allier is divided into the arrondissements of Moulins, Gannat, Lapalisse and Montlucon (29 cantons, 321 communes).
simplestartpage.com /2301_ALLIER.HTML   (594 words)

  
 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.2, Entry 85, FRANCE: Library of Economics and Liberty
The cantons of which an arrondissement is composed are administratively insignificant; they merely serve as a basis for the elections and for the levy of recruits.
Bourbonnais, Nivernais and Berri (Departments—Nièvre, Cher, Indre, Allier); 20.
In each of the 363 arrondissements is established a court of first resort, and in each of the 2,865 cantons a justice of the peace.
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The north and centre are occupied by plateaus of jurassic limestone with a maximum elevation of 1400 ft. The west and south-western part of the department is a district of plains, composed mainly of tertiary formations with alluvial deposits, and comprising the valleys of the Loire and the Allier.
In the Morvan district a large part of the population is engaged in the timber industry; the logs carried down by the streams to Clamecy are then put into boats and conveyed to Paris.
Nievre is divided into 4 arrondissements (Nevers, Chateau-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne being their capitals), 25 cantons, 313 communes.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=48399   (748 words)

  
 France Arrondissements
Oddly, the arrondissements of Paris are a different type of division from the arrondissements in this table.
A new arrondissement was split off from the old one, with X as its capital.
When A is substituted for B, I think that means that the capital of arrondissement A was moved from city A to city B, and consequently the name of the arrondissement was changed from A to B. When arrondissement T is eliminated, I think the arrondissement was merged with one or more of its neighbors.
www.statoids.com /yfr.html   (604 words)

  
 Allier - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Since then, it has decreased slightly from 386,533 in 1968 to 344,721 in 1999.
Administrative divisions of France: Régions - Départements - Arrondissements - Cantons - Communes
Allier, History, Geography, Economy, Demographics, see also, External links, Départements of France and Allier.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Allier   (267 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Auvergne
Auvergne is an administrative région of central France, consisting of the départements of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Allier.
Auvergne was also historically a province of France, deriving its name from Averni, a Gallic tribe who once occupied the area.
In 1790, the historical province was divided into the modern-day départements, although Haute-Loire and Allier also include some land from the historical provinces of Bourbonnais, Lyonnais and Languedoc.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/au/auvergne.html   (206 words)

  
 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is subdivided into 4 arrondissements, 30 cantons and 200 communes.
The arrondissements of Barcelonette and Castellane are the two least heavily populated of France, the only ones with under 10,000 inhabitants.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, History, Geography, Arrondissements and cantons, Demographics, Tourism, See also, External links and Départements of France.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Alpes-de-Haute-Provence   (392 words)

  
 Allier River - LoveToKnow 1911
The upper course of the Allier separates the mountains of the Margeride from those of the Velay and lies for the most part through deep gorges.
Its basin has an area of 6755 sq.
The Allier is classed as navigable for the last 154 m.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AL/ALLIER.htm   (197 words)

  
 Regions and Departments - France.com
Départements are divided into one to five arrondissements.
The capital city of an arrondissement is called the sous-préfecture.
The civil servant in charge is the sous-préfet.
www.france.com /docs/104.html   (572 words)

  
 Gite Holidays in France,self catering in france,cottage holidays in france,family holidays in france   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The inner hub of the city comprises arrondissements 1er to 6e, and it's here that most of the major sights and museums are to be found.
The outer or higher-number arrondissements were mostly incorpor ated into the city in the nineteenth century - some, such as Montmartre, Belleville and Passy, have succeeded in retaining something of their separate village identity.
Historically, the districts to the west attracted the aristo cracy and the newly rich, while those to the east accommodated mainly the poor and the working class, distinctions which largely hold true to this day, though much of the east is gradually being gentrified.
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 Information about Living and Working in France - Immigration & Relocation Advice
The départements are divided in 337 arrondissements, each encompassing a number of cantons, which are finally divided in more than 36,000 communes.
The cantons are almost as obscure as the arrondissements and seem mainly to serve as a way to group voters for the elections to the conseil général and the conseil régional.
Ask any Frenchman in the street, and the chance that he can tell you about the arrondissements (not the city ones) and the cantons is less than 1 to 100.
skovgaard-europe.com /immifran.htm   (16328 words)

  
 France Departments
The departments of France are subdivided into arrondissements, which are subdivided into cantons, which are (in general) subdivided into communes.
The basic meaning of arrondissement is a rounding off, or rounding out.) In densely populated areas, there may be several cantons in a commune.
On 1988-01-01, there were 22 regions, 96 departments, 326 arrondissements, 3,827 cantons, and 36,538 communes in metropolitan France (France in Europe, including Corsica).
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 PUY - Online Information article about PUY
The Allier traverses the department from south to north, receiving on its right the Dore, which falls into the Allier at the northern boundary and lowest level of the department (879 ft.); on its See also:
west slopes of the Monts Dore and Dome, and joins the Allier beyond the limits of the department.
borders of Haute-Loire, at St Eloy near the department of Allier, and at Bourg-Lastic on the borders of Correze.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PRE_PYR/PUY.html   (1673 words)

  
 Speciality Beer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Arrondissement of Paris (41, rue St Louis en l'Île, tel 01 43 54 75 42).
St-Hubert is one of the seven Districts (Arrondissements) of the town of Longueuil (founded on the 1st of January, 2002), which is just to the East of Montreal Island, across the St-Lawrence River.
Verdun is partly in the SE of Montreal Island and partly on the smaller L'Île des Soeurs (Nuns' Island), the latter being at the foot of the Pont Champlain (Champlain Bridge) over the St-Lawrence.
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 Project BookRead - FREE Online Book: Encyclopedia Anglicana by Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The upper course of the Allier separates the mountains
The Allier is classed as navigable for the
the valleys of the Allier and the Sioule known as the Limagne
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 Political Geography of the Languedoc
The département is divided into 2 arrondissements: Florac and Mende.
The Allier River, which originates in the Maure de la Gardille range, flows for 25 miles along Lozère's northeastern border.
The Tarn River begins south of Mount Lozère and the Lot River rises south of the Montagne du Goulet.
www.languedoc-france.info /070204_lozere.htm   (481 words)

  
 Quintin Publications | Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
We now are able to offer you, our customers, a quality 18x 24" enlarged reproduction of any department of France.
Each highly ornate map shows all arrondissements, cantons and many communes.
Each map's border contains the department coat-of-arms, famous personages from the area, products originated in the area, along with population statistics.
www.quintinpublications.com /maps.html   (335 words)

  
 Maigret - P
Born in Allier, he'd started as a waiter in Vichy.
François Mélan's car drew up to the Police Station of the 3rd Arrondissement on Rue Perrée, M got out first.
M's badge was silver-plated copper, on one side the Republic's Marianne with her Phrygian cap, the letters "FF" and the word "Police" outlined in red enamel.
www.trussel.com /maig/encyclo/me_p.htm   (10064 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Other main cities (including but not limited to the sous-pre'fectures) tend to get codes of the form xxx00.
Some large cities have codes based on the "arrondissement" (neighbourhood) within the city (formats 750##, 6900#, 1300# for Paris, Lyon, Marseille respectively).
Within Paris, the Northern half of the 16th arrondissement is 75116 instead of 75016.
www.magma.ca /~djcl/postcd.txt   (3537 words)

  
 East-West Cartographics Ltd - Antique Maps and Prints - New Additions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
[MIGEON] ALLIER Single-page map of Allier département with vignettes of the regional capital, Moulins, the heraldic arms of Moulins, Maréchal de Villars and François Péron (naturalist and explorer).
[MIGEON] PARIS en 20 Arrondissements Single-page map of Paris, her 20 municipal districts (arrondissements) and surroundijng wall (built by Adolphe Thiers for Louis-Philippe) that includes a number of former hamlets such as Auteuil, Passy, Montmartre, La Villette, and Belleville.
The first seven arrondissements are enclosed by Grands Boulevards that were created under Louis XIV in 1670; they follow the line of Charles V’s enclosure (built 1367-70, the Bastille protecting the eastern approaches and the Louvre protecting the west) that was an enlargement of Phillip II’s original wall.
www.ic-maps.co.uk /MapsJanAdds.htm   (4241 words)

  
 Maigret Forum Archives - 8 - 2005
The property included one of several châteaux, one being in the département of Allier at the village of Paray-le-Frésil twenty-five kilometres from the town of Moulins.
A map showing the route east from the town of Moulins, along the N79 to Chevagnes and then north east along the D238 to Paray-le-Frésil, all in the département of Allier (from France: Map 238.
A note is sent to the police at Moulins, and then on to the police in Paris at the Quai des Orfèvres, stating that a crime is going to be committed at first Mass in a certain church in a certain village on a particular day.
www.trussel.com /maig/archive8.htm   (15208 words)

  
 Allier info here at en.allcoolsites.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Emailing Allier ”Emailing Allier” is a series of emails that have been sent over the last few months, all receiving the same response from...
As my sense of humor won’t let this go, I will continue to post the emails until we hear back from Allier.
Championne de l'Allier The funniest part was that I was the only senior in the race and because this was the Championnat de l'Allier I was awarded a medal and the title of championne.
en.allcoolsites.info /Allier   (128 words)

  
 Loire (Department, France)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
No information is available on the flag of the department.
Bordering departments: Allier, Ardèche, Isère, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire
The department is named after the river Loire (1,020 km).
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/fr-42.html   (58 words)

  
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Ce que je me pose comme questions c’est:
• pourquoi est-ce que seulement les arrondissements les plus nantis sont inclus dans les projets en cours de réalisation?
Il me semble qu’on y oublie énormément d’éléments cruciaux: l’accès de tous les citoyens au fleuve (et non pas seulement ceux et celles qui possèdent bateaux et kayaks) et l’accès de tous les arrondissements riverains au fleuve.
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