Aurouër is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
Aurouër | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Aurouër | |
Location of Aurouër ![]() | |
Aurouër Aurouër | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 3°18′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Yzeure |
| Intercommunality | Moulins Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Borde |
| Area 1 | 27.06 km2 (10.45 sq mi) |
| Population | 421 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03011 /03460 |
| Elevation | 215–262 m (705–860 ft) (avg. 247 m or 810 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurouërois or Aurouëroises.[2]
Aurouër is located some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north by north-east of Moulins and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. The whole eastern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between Allier and Nièvre. Access to the commune is by the D133 road from Villeneuve-sur-Allier in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village and continues east to Saint-Ennemond. The D228 goes north-east from the village to Dornes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of:
There are large forested areas in the south-east of the commune with most of the rest farmland.[3]
There are many ponds scattered across the commune from which streams flow towards the west to join the Allier.[3]
Places adjacent to Aurouër | |
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | Current | Alain Borde[5][6] |
In 2017 the commune had 413 inhabitants.[7] Between 1837 and 1879 it was part of the commune Villeneuve-sur-Allier.[8]
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