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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Moulins
Moulins; and des Gallois de la Tour, who exercised in that city the functions of vicar-general to the Bishop of Autun, was appointed bishop, but had not been preconized when the Revolution broke out in 1789.
Moulins in November, 1429, and from there wrote letters to all the important surrounding towns, asking for assistance.
Diocese of Moulins counted 390,812 inhabitants, 31 parishes, 281 succursal parishes, 55 vicariates.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/10603b.htm   (551 words)

  
  Moulins - LoveToKnow 1911
MOULINS, a town of central France, capital of the department of Allier, 121 m.
Moulins did not attain any importance till the,4th century, before which it consisted chiefly of some mills belonging to the dukes of Bourbon.
Moulins became the residence of the dukes of Bourbon about the middle of the 14th century, and capital of the duchy towards the end of the 15th century.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Moulins   (439 words)

  
 Moulins, Allier - Definition, explanation
Moulins is a city and commune in central France, préfecture (capital) of the Allier département.
Before the French Revolution, Moulins was the capital of the province of Bourbonnais and the seat of the Dukes of Bourbon.
Either Louis or the later Peter II, Duke of Bourbon and of Auvergne moved the capital of the province from Bourbon-l'Archambault to Moulins.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mo/moulins__allier.php   (348 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Moulins
It was approximately the same area as today's Allier dept. It is a largely arid plateau (except for the fertile Limagne area in the west).
Interior of the "Grands Moulins", former flour mills built in 1917-1921.
View of the interior courtyard of the "Grands Moulins", former flour mills built in 1917-1921.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Moulins&StartAt=1   (697 words)

  
 Moulins France - an introduction to Moulins - historical town of Allier, Auvergne
Moulin is a town in the Allier that is full of charm.
Moulins is in the Allier department (03) in the region of the Auvergne - approx 2.5 hours south of Paris.
It is situated on the picturesque river Allier and has a skyline dominated buy the twin spires of both the Cathedral and the Eglise du Sacre-Coeur.
www.central-france.com /allier_towns_moulins.htm   (346 words)

  
 MOULINS HOOFDSTAD VAN DEPARTEMENT ALLIER, REGIO AUVERGNE
Is de hoofdstad van het departement Allier, aan de Allier gelegen.
Moulins dankt zijn naam aan de vele molens aan de rivier de Allier, is de hoofdstad van de Bourbonnais, een gebied dat tot 1527 in het bezit was van de graven, later hertogen van Bourbon en daarna aan de Franse kroon kwam.
In Yzeure, 1 km van Moulins, is het Musée Historique du Bourbonnais gevestigd (foto's, do­cumenten, handschriften betreffende de Bourbonnais, tot eind 19de eeuw).
www.stedentipsvoortrips.nl /frankrijk/moulinsbb.htm   (896 words)

  
 Moulins - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Although the dukes resided at Moulins from the mid-14th cent., the city did not become capital of the duchy until the late 15th cent.
The duchy was confiscated by the French crown in 1527.
In 1566, Charles IX held an assembly at Moulins where important administrative and legal reforms were adopted.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-moulins.html   (452 words)

  
 Informat.io on Moulins Allier
Moulins is a town and commune in central France, préfecture (capital) of the Allier département.
Before the French Revolution, Moulins was the capital of the province of Bourbonnais and the seat of the Dukes of Bourbon.
Note: This article in French suggests Pierre II moved the capital, while the local tourism website (also in French) suggests it was Louis I. In February 1566 it became eponymous to the edict of Moulins, an important royal ordinance dealing with many aspects of the administration of justice and feudal and ecclesiastical privilege, e.g.
www.informat.io /?title=moulins-allier   (262 words)

  
 Moulins General Tips by Klod5 - VirtualTourist.com
Fondest Memory: Moulins is in the center of an economic cloth in full boom: modern infrastructures in the domains agricultural-food, logistical or cultural as the National Center of the Stage Costume, valorization of the tourism...
The urban landscape of Moulins consists of several houses to flaps of wood of the end of the XVth century.
One of the founders, in 1616, is Ste-Jeanne de Chantal (she died in Moulins in 1641), grandmother of Mrs.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/56352/18bdf/1   (1269 words)

  
 Allier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allier (Occitan: Alèir) is a département in south-central France named after the Allier River.
Montluçon, Vichy, and Moulins are the principal cities.
The population increased until the end of the 19th century because of the growth of industry in Montluçon and Moulins and development of the thermal resources at Vichy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allier   (247 words)

  
 Klod5 Moulins Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
Moulins connaît alors sa grande période d'expansion qui se terminera tragiquement en 1523 avec la défection du connétable de Bourbon.
The Bourbonnais is confiscated and is connected to the crown but Moulins remains the capital of the province and knows again of big moments : in 1566, order of Moulins, reorganizing the justice (will remain in force until the Revolution) ; end 17th, introduction of the industry of the ware.
Spiritually, Moulins depended until the Revolution of the bishop of Autun and its religious center was in Yzeure.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/56352/18bdf   (560 words)

  
 Moulins - Allier - Auvergne - France - GAF
Moulins - Allier - Auvergne - France - GAF
In the heart of Bourbonnais, discover the Field of Burgundy: a pleasant residence of the XVIIIème century in its bosky bower to two steps of the centre town and the station, where Herve Chandioux and his team await you for an awakening...
Located within the heart of the country, 10 km from the city center of Moulins.
www.gaf.tm.fr /en/france/auvergne/allier/moulins.php   (232 words)

  
 Moulins travel guide
Moulins is the capital of the Allier département (postal code 03) in the Auvergne region.
The gothic cathedral is mostly famous for its treasure which includes a rare medieval masterpiece: the tryptic of the "Maitre de Moulins".
It is a religious painting in three parts, with vivid colours and delicate characters, considered one of the finest French paintings of the late Middle Age.
www.world66.com /europe/france/moulins   (518 words)

  
 Black madonnas in France - an introduction by Cassandra Eason
Moulin is a small city in the Allier that is full of charm.
The Black Madonna (and child) is the most scared of icons of the Catholic Church and has been the focus of pilgrimages for literally millions of people searching for inspiration and healing.
In L'Église du Sacré-Cœur de Moulins in the centre of Moulins (the capital of the Bourbonnais), this Vierge Noir looks over a small chapel area dedicated to her.
www.central-france.com /black_madonnas_moulins.htm   (226 words)

  
 Paray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The line from Moulins to Paray-le-Monial was opened by the PLM company in 1869.  The line from Paray to Lozanne was opened in 1900.  Both lines are now single track, not electrified, but were originally built double track.
Moulins, prefecture of the Allier, is an attractive town, 295 km south of Paris on the main line to Clermont-Ferrand.  Cross-country services between Nantes, Tour, Orléans and Lyon transit here.
The line to Paray-le-Monial branches off to the east and crosses a green countryside devoted to livestock farming.
www.ruralrail-france.com /MoulinsParayLozanne.html   (509 words)

  
 Vichy, Moulins, Montluçon : L'Allier en trois villes - CDT ALLIER
Son nom évoque les nombreuses embarcations surmontées de moulins qui encombraient les rives de l’Allier au moyen âge.
Moulins est la capitale historique de l’Allier et il s’en est fallu de peu qu’elle ne soit la capitale de la France.
Aujourd’hui Ville d’Art et d’Histoire, Moulins conserve et anime cet important patrimoine qui s’inscrit dans le Triangle des Bourbons.
www.allier-tourisme.com /fr/connaitre/troisvilles/index.php   (365 words)

  
 MOULINS - office de tourisme
Moulins « ville d’art et d’histoire » - 40081 habitants — Ancienne capitale des Ducs de Bourbon en bordure de l’Allier.
Moulins et sa région possède une forte concentration d'églises romanes, où se retrouvent les caractéres architecturaux des anciens diocèses d'Auvergne, de Bourgogne et du Berry qui se partageainet le Bourbonnais.
A côté de ces églises presque entièrement romanes, auxquelles on peut ajouter celles de Bessay-sur-Allier et Toulon-sur-Allier, les paroisses de Moulins et sa région possèdent de petites églises d'origine romane, très simples et souvent remaniées aux époques postérieures: Aubigny, Bagneux, Bresnay, Chapeau, Coulandon, Gennetines, Neuvy, Saint-Ennemond.
www.tourisme.fr /office-de-tourisme/moulins.htm   (1081 words)

  
 Conseil Général de l'Allier map - Tagzania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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Découvrez l'histoire de Moulins à travers des maquettes de qualité permettant de voir plusieurs siècle de transformation de la ville historique.
MOULINS ALLIER AUVERGNE cinéma culture loisir user jeanlouis_zimmermann (
www.tagzania.com /item/17992   (372 words)

  
 Frankrijk Vakantieland , Le-Puy-en-Velay, Thiers,Vichy, Moulins,Allier, Auvergne
Rekening houdende met een lunchpauze van een uur zouden we dus uiterlijk 3 uur in Moulins moeten kunnen zijn.
Vichy biedt veel meer om het alleen maar met een korte stop af te doen dus als je hier een paar dagen rondbrengt dan is er genoeg te doen, ook in de omgeving.
Het is ook het stuk rivier dat als voorbeeld dienst doet voor de Grensmaasplannen in Nederlands en Belgisch Limburg.
www.frankrijkvakantieland.nl /dag24.htm   (1176 words)

  
 Guide tourisme Allier, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne
Dans un paysage verdoyant de bocages et de collines, Moulins s’est construite sur les rives de la sauvage Allier.
La ville conserve de nombreux témoignages du XVème siècle, un temps de splendeur quand elle devint capitale des ducs de Bourbon.
Il faut se perdre dans les rues de la ville pour découvrir d’autres trésors d’architecture, des jolies cours intérieures des hôtels particuliers en pierre et en briques rouges et noires.
www.jedecouvrelafrance.com /f-2493.allier-moulins.html   (170 words)

  
 Hotels in Moulins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hotel located at the north of Moulins, in a 4 ha park.
The Hotel de la Plage located between the Thermal Center and the Allier river with the beautiful Lac of Vichy.
It is close to the thermal and historical centre of Vichy, with the casino-opera and the thermal springs.
www.france-voyage.com /hotels-guide/moulins.htm   (1284 words)

  
 Discotheque Allier et Moulins. Guide des discotheques de l' Allier et Moulins
Mais aussi l'agenda des prochaines soirées de chaque discotheque de l' Allier et Moulins, Les Avis des peoples qui ce sont déjà rendu dans les discotheques du département, Les Photos de chaque soirée et discotheque autour de Moulins, discotheque de Montluçon, discotheque de Vichy, discotheque de Lapalisse et du reste de l' Allier.
Les discotheques de l' Allier et Moulins triées par popularité
Sortir en discotheque : Moulins, Montluçon, Vichy, Lapalisse, Saint Pourçain sur Sioule, Digoin, Gannat
www.guidedenuit.com /discotheques/allier   (383 words)

  
 Préfecture de l'Allier (MOULINS, 03) map - Tagzania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
MOULINS culture art illustration famille tourisme user jeanlouis_zimmermann (
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www.tagzania.com /item/19983   (397 words)

  
 Moulins property - Cheapest properties on the market with swimming pools in Moulins
In a hamlet near one of Frances prettiest villages this house is in excellent condition, only one room needs redecorating.
Livry, Nievre 58, Bourgogne, on the borders of the Allier 03.
Beautiful and completely renovated farmhouse with quality heated pool, large barn and 1,300m2 of garden on the banks of the River Allier but not in a flood area.
www.frenchpropertylinks.com /buying.asp?ville=Moulins3&feature=SP   (770 words)

  
 Annonces allier rencontres montlucon domerat moulins commentry chat
annonces rencontres allier / petites annonces allier / petites annonces montlucon / rencontres montlucon / rencontres moulins / rencontres domerat
Un bon nombre de Auvergnats et Auvergnates de montlucon, de moulins ou bien des alentours détaillent nettement leurs annonces du 03 pour favoriser leur lisibilité.
Cliquez sur une rubrique pour lire ou passer une annonce
www.dial03.fr /annonces/menu.php3   (130 words)

  
 Ville de Moulins sur Allier :: Prefecture de l'Allier :: Ville d'art et d'histoire
Ville de Moulins sur Allier :: Prefecture de l'Allier :: Ville d'art et d'histoire
Ville d'Art et d'Histoire, Moulins sur Allier offre un cadre de vie agréable au coeur du Bourbonnais, proche de la nature et propose de nombreuses activités sportives et culturelles.
Moulins est au centre d'un tissu économique en plein boom.
www.ville-moulins.fr /index.php   (53 words)

  
 Iconographie de la cornemuse en France : Moulins
MOULINS (Allier) : Cathédrale Notre-Dame, sacristie, triptyque de Béthléem
MOULINS (Allier) : Cathédrale Notre-Dame, figures bourbonnaises : sculptures de la balustrade du toit, coté sud
MOULINS (Allier) : Bibliothèque municipale, Heures à l'usage de Rome (Ms89 f.44v)
jeanluc.matte.free.fr /invmoulins.htm   (374 words)

  
 Allier, Auvergne, Vacances, Locations, Hôtel, Camping, Chambre d'hôte, Vin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Centre du pouvoir au temps des Bourbons, Moulins à su garder ce rôle de capitale.
An important centre of power at the time of the Bourbon dynasty, Moulins became the capital of the department at the time of theFrench Revolution.
The cathedral and the old city, the belfry with the Jacquemart automatons whitch ring the hours and the triptych by the Master of Moulins are just a few of Moulins' riches.
www.france-vacance.com /Auvergne/allier.htm   (221 words)

  
 MOULINS COMMUNAUTE - Les missions de Moulins Communauté - Transport
Depuis le 1er janvier 2001, date de sa création, Moulins Communauté est l’Autorité Organisatrice du Transport pour l’ensemble des communes de son territoire.
Pour assurer une lisibilité maximale du réseau des transports et simplifier son utilisation, Moulins Communauté s’est dotée depuis septembre 2004 d’un Règlement applicable à l’ensemble des communes de son territoire.
C’est pourquoi Moulins Communauté travaille activement à l’amélioration et l’évolution du réseau pour qu’il soit accessible au plus grand nombre et accompagne l’expansion économique.
www.agglo-moulins.fr /fr/missions_transports.asp   (134 words)

  
 tourist information on Allier France - a holiday and vacation guide
The most northern of the Auvergne departments is Allier.Known for its diverse landscape - oak forest to the northeast, vineyards of Saint-Pourcinois at its centre.
Moulins, seat of the Bourbon Dukes in the 10th century, is an attractive stopover for visitors as is the ever-popular spa town of Vichy and Montlucon.
Allier also attracts visitors for almost every sport from skydiving to rock climbing and cycling including the gentler pastime of walking.
www.justtourfrance.com /auvergne/Allier.asp?area=Allier&County=Auvergne   (242 words)

  
 Moulins, France
In the 14th century it became the chief town of the district of Bourbonnais, which was raised to the status of a duchy.
The Musée de Folklore et du Vieux Moulins displays old craftsmen's tools, a model of a peasant's house, traditional costumes and furniture.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by law.
www.planetware.com /france/moulins-f-auv-mou.htm   (131 words)

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