Arrondissement of Vichy

The arrondissement of Vichy is an arrondissement of France in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 119 communes.^[2] Its population is 124,896 (2016), and its area is 2,265.5 km² (874.7 sq mi).^[3]

Vichy
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
No. of communes	119
Subprefecture	Vichy
Area	2,265.5 km2 (874.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	126,158
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE code	033

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Vichy, and their INSEE codes are:^[2]

1. Abrest (03001)
2. Andelaroche (03004)
3. Arfeuilles (03006)
4. Arronnes (03008)
5. Avrilly (03014)
6. Barrais-Bussolles (03017)
7. Bègues (03021)
8. Bellenaves (03022)
9. Bellerive-sur-Allier (03023)
10. Bert (03024)
11. Billezois (03028)
12. Billy (03029)
13. Biozat (03030)
14. Bost (03033)
15. Boucé (03034)
16. Le Bouchaud (03035)
17. Le Breuil (03042)
18. Broût-Vernet (03043)
19. Brugheas (03044)
20. Busset (03045)
21. La Chabanne (03050)
22. La Chapelle (03056)
23. Charmeil (03060)
24. Charmes (03061)
25. Châtel-Montagne (03066)
26. Châtelperron (03067)
27. Châtelus (03068)
28. Chavroches (03071)
29. Chezelle (03075)
30. Chirat-l'Église (03077)
31. Chouvigny (03078)
32. Cindré (03079)
33. Cognat-Lyonne (03080)
34. Coutansouze (03089)
35. Créchy (03091)
36. Creuzier-le-Neuf (03093)
37. Creuzier-le-Vieux (03094)
38. Cusset (03095)
39. Le Donjon (03103)
40. Droiturier (03105)
41. Ébreuil (03107)
42. Échassières (03108)
43. Escurolles (03109)
44. Espinasse-Vozelle (03110)
45. Ferrières-sur-Sichon (03113)
46. Gannat (03118)
47. La Guillermie (03125)
48. Hauterive (03126)
49. Isserpent (03131)
50. Jaligny-sur-Besbre (03132)
51. Jenzat (03133)
52. Lalizolle (03135)
53. Langy (03137)
54. Lapalisse (03138)
55. Laprugne (03139)
56. Lavoine (03141)
57. Lenax (03142)
58. Liernolles (03144)
59. Loddes (03147)
60. Louroux-de-Bouble (03152)
61. Luneau (03154)
62. Magnet (03157)
63. Mariol (03163)
64. Le Mayet-d'École (03164)
65. Le Mayet-de-Montagne (03165)
66. Mazerier (03166)
67. Molles (03174)
68. Monestier (03175)
69. Montaiguët-en-Forez (03178)
70. Montaigu-le-Blin (03179)
71. Montcombroux-les-Mines (03181)
72. Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot (03182)
73. Montoldre (03187)
74. Nades (03192)
75. Naves (03194)
76. Neuilly-en-Donjon (03196)
77. Nizerolles (03201)
78. Périgny (03205)
79. Le Pin (03208)
80. Poëzat (03209)
81. Rongères (03215)
82. Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort (03220)
83. Saint-Christophe (03223)
84. Saint-Clément (03224)
85. Saint-Didier-en-Donjon (03226)
86. Saint-Didier-la-Forêt (03227)
87. Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq (03230)
88. Saint-Félix (03232)
89. Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (03235)
90. Saint-Germain-des-Fossés (03236)
91. Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance (03239)
92. Saint-Léon (03240)
93. Saint-Loup (03242)
94. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs (03248)
95. Saint-Pierre-Laval (03250)
96. Saint-Pont (03252)
97. Saint-Priest-d'Andelot (03255)
98. Saint-Prix (03257)
99. Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat (03258)
100. Saint-Yorre (03264)
101. Sanssat (03266)
102. Saulzet (03268)
103. Serbannes (03271)
104. Servilly (03272)
105. Seuillet (03273)
106. Sorbier (03274)
107. Sussat (03276)
108. Target (03277)
109. Thionne (03284)
110. Treteau (03289)
111. Trézelles (03291)
112. Valignat (03295)
113. Varennes-sur-Allier (03298)
114. Varennes-sur-Tèche (03299)
115. Veauce (03302)
116. Vendat (03304)
117. Le Vernet (03306)
118. Vichy (03310)
119. Vicq (03311)

History

The arrondissement of Lapalisse was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Vichy in 1941.^[4] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Allier, it gained 14 communes from the arrondissement of Montluçon and three communes from the arrondissement of Moulins, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Moulins.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Vichy were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Cusset-Nord
2. Cusset-Sud
3. Le Donjon
4. Escurolles
5. Gannat
6. Jaligny-sur-Besbre
7. Lapalisse
8. Le Mayet-de-Montagne
9. Varennes-sur-Allier
10. Vichy-Nord
11. Vichy-Sud

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Vichy (033)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
4. Historique de l'Allier
5. "Arrêté n° 16-534, p 737" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
6. Populations légales 2012: 03 Allier, INSEE

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