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commune in Allier, France

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Moulins is a commune in France, serving as the capital of the Allier department, the arrondissement of Moulins, and the cantons of Moulins-Ouest and Moulins-Sud. Located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the town sits at an elevation of 219 meters and is situated next to the Allier river. It shares borders with Avermes, Bressolles, Neuvy, and Toulon-sur-Allier. The administrative head of government is Pierre-André Périssol.

The commune has a population of 26,067 and covers an area of 8.61 square kilometers. Its postal code is 03000. Moulins is twinned with Tangier and Bad Vilbel. The town is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
Moulins
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
23,095
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
2.9 µg/m³
PM10
6.1 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Moulins
Country
France
Population
19206
Area
8.61
Elevation
214
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Allier
Head of government
Pierre-André Périssol
Shares border with
Yzeure
Official website
www.ville-moulins.fr
Image
Cathédrale Notre Dame et église du Sacré Coeur de Moulins 2006-07-24.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Bad Vilbel
postal code
03000
topic's main category
Category:Moulins, Allier
category for people born here
Category:Births in Moulins (Allier)
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Moulins (Allier)
Commons gallery
Moulins
Commons category
Moulins (Allier)
category of associated people
Category:People from Moulins, Allier
different from
Moulins
male population
8956
female population
10708
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-70-48-50-00
fax number
+33-4-70-48-50-75
native label
Moulins
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Encyclopedic overview

Moulins ( French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃] , Molins in Bourbonnais oïl dialect) is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department. It is located on the river Allier.

Among its many tourist attractions are the Maison Mantin, the Anne de Beaujeu Museum, and The National Center of Costume and Scenography.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moulins” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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