Moulins (Allier)

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Moulins
Moulins Coat of Arms
Moulins (France)
Moulins
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Moulins-1
Moulins-2
Community association Moulins Community
Coordinates 46 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E
height 202-240 m
surface 8.61 km 2
Residents 19,664 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2,284 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03000
INSEE code
Website www.ville-moulins.fr

View of Moulins
Town Hall (Hôtel de ville)

Moulins is a town with 19,664 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Allier department . It is the seat of the prefecture of the department.

Because of its long history, including as the residence of the Dukes of Bourbon , the city is called Ville d'Art et d'Histoire .

geography

The old town of Moulins is located on the right bank of the Allier , about 50 kilometers north of Vichy . The district of La Madeleine is on the left side of the Allier; the settlement area, which borders seamlessly in the east, is already part of the municipality of Yzeure .

history

Moulins experienced its golden age in the 15th century, when the dukes of Bourbon , after whom the region of the north Massif Central is still called Bourbonnais today, resided in the city on the Allier and when the nearby monasteries, especially Souvigny , became spiritual and cultural Centers next to the political center Moulins developed. The name of the city refers to the mill ships that operated on the Allier until the end of the 18th century and were responsible for transporting the grain harvests from this part of France.

Spa tourism, which around 1900 attracted more and more visitors to Auvergne , especially Vichy, passed Moulins by. The only thing left to her was political importance as the capital of the Allier department. During the German occupation in World War II , the border between occupied France and the France of the pro-German Marshal Pétain ran through the middle of Moulins, the border guards were stationed at Pont Régemortes .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 23,909 25,979 26,067 25,159 22,799 21,892 20,251 19,613

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moulins (Allier)

Infrastructure

Moulins used to be on the N7 route , which today bypasses the town widely. Road traffic on the left side of the Allier only runs over the stone road bridge Pont Régemortes, which was opened in 1763 .

Moulins has had a train station on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway since 1853 . Furthermore, the railway lines to Montluçon (out of service) and Mâcon (in service to Paray-le-Monial ) branch off in Moulins . The railway line to Montluçon crosses the Allier on the railway bridge built in 1858 .

The station Moulins-sur-Allier is of Intercités trains on the links Paris-Bercy - Clermont-Ferrand and Nantes - Lyon-Perrache served. In regional traffic, trains of the TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes run to Nevers , Dijon-Ville , Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon-Perrache.

Twin cities

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 850-901.

Web links

Commons : Moulins  - collection of images, videos and audio files