Montluçon
Sign in to saveMontluçon (; ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais. The town is in the traditional province of Bourbonnais and was part of the mediaeval duchy of Bourbon.
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Montluçon is a commune in central France located on the river Cher and is the largest town in the Allier department, despite the department's administrative center being in the smaller city of Moulins. The town is historically significant as part of the traditional province of Bourbonnais and the medieval duchy of Bourbon.
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- Locality
- Montluçon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 44,960
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Montluçon (; ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais. The town is in the traditional province of Bourbonnais and was part of the mediaeval duchy of Bourbon.
==Geography== Montluçon is located in the northwest of the Allier department near the frontier of the Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions.