Montluçon
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°20′27″N 2°36′12″E / 46.3408°N 2.6033°ECoordinates: 46°20′27″N 2°36′12″E / 46.3408°N 2.6033°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
| Department | Allier | ||
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | ||
| Canton | Montluçon-1, 2, 3 and 4 | ||
| Intercommunality | Montluçon | ||
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Daniel Dugléry | ||
| Area1 | 20.67 km2 (7.98 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012)2 | 38,072 | ||
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 03185 / 03100 | ||
| Elevation | 194–364 m (636–1,194 ft) (avg. 207 m or 679 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montluçon (French: [mɔ̃.ly.sɔ̃] is a commune in central France on the Cher river. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture 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.
Montluçon is located in the northwest of the Allier department near the frontier of the Centre and Limousin regions.
Montluçon is linked with surrounding regions and towns via four main road axes, plus the highway A71 from Orléans to Clermont-Ferrand; through a railway linking in the North Vierzon then Paris (3-5h). Formerly the canal de Berry linked Montluçon towards the north.
Montluçon is 106 kilometres (66 miles) south of Bourges, 340 km (211 miles) from Paris, 95 km (59 mi) from Clermont-Ferrand, 280 km (174 mi) (3h) from Lyon, 150 km (93 mi) (2h) from Limoges and 400 km (249 mi) from the Atlantic coast.
Montluçon is close to the Méridienne verte (an architectural project marking the Paris meridian) and to the Greenwich meridian.
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