Bourbonnais

The Bourbonnais is a historic province in the middle of France. It extended to the left of the Loire and was surrounded by the historic provinces

• Nivernais in the north,
• Burgundy in the Northeast,
• Lyonnais in the southeast,
• Auvergne in the south and
• Berry in the West.

Today it belongs with its main town Moulins mostly for Allier in the Auvergne region created in 1961. The remaining areas were the departments of Puy -de- Dôme, Creuse ( in the Limousin region ) and Cher allocated ( in the Centre region ). The Bourbonnais included before its dissolution in 1791 8.039 km ² with 285,000 inhabitants. In addition to the former capital Montlucon and Vichy are other important places. By region, the rivers flow Loire, Allier and Cher.

The Bourbonnais divided into the following landscapes that can be found today, often in the name of the local government associations (French communauté de communes ):

• Limagne Bourbonnais in the south of the province, south of the river Allier, capital Gannat
• Bourbonnaise in the south of the province, to the right of the river Allier, Vichy capital
• Bocage Bourbonnais in the north of the province, south of the river Allier, capital Montlucon
• Sologne Bourbonnais in the north of the province, to the right of the river Allier, Moulins capital

History

During the Middle Ages, the Province of the county belonged to Bourges. In the middle of the 13th century, the Bourbonnais came under the influence of the Duke of Burgundy, but by a female succession, the area eventually became the property of the Capetian prince Robert, the youngest son of King Louis IX. of the saint.

See the main article: List of Men and the Dukes of Bourbon.

• Historic landscapes and regions in Europe
• Historical territory (France)
• Geography (Auvergne )
• Allier
• Puy-de -Dôme
• Geography (Limousin )
• Creuse
• Geography (Centre)
• Cher department