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Allier

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 46°30′00″ N 3°00′00″ E

Allier
Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
334,715
334.7K
Elevation
297 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
113
listed under Allier
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport80 km
LIG Limoges Airport157 km

About Allier

Allier is a district. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Population: 334,715.

From Wikipedia

Allier (UK: AL-ee-ay, US: a(h)l-YAY; French: [alje] ; Occitan: Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named after the river Allier, it had a population of 333,298 in 2023. Moulins is the prefecture; Montluçon and Vichy are the subprefectures. Its INSEE and post code is 03. Before 2018, the inhabitants of the department did not have a demonym.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
7,340 km²
Official website
allier.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Allier

Population of Allier over time

Population of Allier over time
2015 341,613
2017 337,988
2018 337,171
2019 335,975
2020 335,628
2021 334,872
2022 334,715
2023 333,298

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Allier

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
March (46 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Allier
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°15°19°22°25°25°21°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)574946518477618372635959

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Allier

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 80 km to the south.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 80 kmsouth
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 157 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 183 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 80 kmsouth
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 167 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Allier

Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 393 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Bois des Vesvres Natural site 17 kmNE
  • Forêt de Vacheresse Natural site 21 kmS
  • Forêt de Tronçais Natural site 22 kmNW
  • Bois de Soulongis Natural site 18 kmW

25–60 km170 places

  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 58 kmS
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 29 kmNW
  • Étang du Pondy Lake 43 kmNW
  • Étang de Pissegrain Lake 34 kmNE

60–100 km539 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 100 kmSE
  • Étang de Tix Lake 81 kmSW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 96 kmS
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Allier

113 places

Mountains & nature3

Lakes, rivers & coasts50

Nature and heritage in Allier

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources