Aurouër
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Aurouër is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.
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The town hall in Aurouër | |
 Location of Aurouër | |
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| Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 3°18′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Yzeure |
| Intercommunality | CA Moulins Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Yves Lenoir[1] |
Area 1 | 27.06 km2 (10.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 400 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/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.[3]
Geography
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:
- Les Berthomiers
- Le Bois Canot
- Bonnefond
- Les Cantes
- Champfroid
- Le Charlet
- Les Chenes
- Le Choulton
- Le Domaine Chateau
- Domaine Martin
- Les Durands
- Les Forets
- Les Gallets
- Les Gouffats
- Les Grillets
- La Joubarde
- Lafat
- Lardillat
- La Motte
- La Motte-Ponay
- La Niziere
- La Noue
- Le Ponay
- Les Simonets
- Les Torterats
- Vaucoulmin
- Les Vernes
There are large forested areas in the south-east of the commune with most of the rest farmland.[4]
There are many ponds scattered across the commune from which streams flow towards the west to join the Allier.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
Demography
Between 1837 and 1879 Aurouër was part of the commune Villeneuve-sur-Allier.[8]
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