Toulon Sur Allier
| Toulon-sur-Allier | |
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 Aerial view of the church and some public facilities | |
| Administration | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Mix |
| Borough | Mills |
| Canton | South Mills |
| Common Code | 03286 |
| Postcode | 03400 |
| Mayor Current term | Chantal Bardet 2008 - 2014 |
| Intermunicipal | Agglomeration community of Moulins |
| Demography | |
| Population | 1 098 hab. ( 2007 ) |
| Density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Geography | |
| Contact | 46 31 '07 "North 3 21 '36 "East / 46.5186111111, 3.36 |
| Altitudes | Min. 206 m - max. 284 m |
| Area | 38.69 km 2 |
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Toulon-sur-Allier is a common French , located in the department of Allier and the region Auvergne , it is part of the urban community of Mills : Mills community.
Its inhabitants are Toulon.
Summary |
The town of Toulon-sur-Allier is situated in the department of Allier , south of Moulins , on the right bank of the Allier , one of the last wild rivers in Europe. The town lies at the crossroads of two major roads: the RN 2007 (old N7 ) and CEAR (Route Centre Europe Atlantique). On the west is a landscape of plains, the Val d'Allier, which is located in a nature reserve (natural reserve of the Val d'Allier), and is a landscape of farmland. Toulon is located at the edge of the Bocage Bourbonnais , west, and the Sologne Bourbonnais , east.
History
Toulon-sur-Allier was a major production site of Gallo-Roman pottery. Several seasons of excavations carried out from the nineteenth century on the location of the studio potters Gallo-Romans of Toulon-sur-Allier unearthed a large number of pottery and figurines of white earth. These figures are visible in the museum Anne de Beaujeu in Moulins.
During the French Revolution , the town became known as the Mont-Law.
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