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'''Allier''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|æ|l|i|eɪ}} {{respell|AL|ee|ay}},<ref>{{Cite Oxford Dictionaries|Allier|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|æ|l|ˈ|j|eɪ|,_|ɑː|l|ˈ|j|eɪ}} {{respell|a(h)l|YAY}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/allier|title=Allier|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Allier|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref> {{IPA-fr|alje|lang|Fr-Paris--Allier.ogg}}; {{lang-oc|Alèir}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] that borders [[RegionsCher of(department)|Cher]] to the west, [[Nièvre]] to the north, [[Saône-et-Loire]] and [[Loire France(department)|regionLoire]] into the centreeast, of[[Puy-de-Dôme]] to the south, and [[Creuse]] to the Francesouth-west. Named after the river [[Allier (river)|Allier]], it had a population of 339,384 in 2016. [[Moulins, Allier|Moulins]] is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]]; [[Montluçon]] and [[Vichy]] are the [[Subprefectures in France|subprefectures]]. Its [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (France)|INSEE]] and [[Postal codes in France|post code]] is 03.

Before 2018, The inhabitants of the department does not have demonym name. The inhabitants of the department have officially been known in French as ''Bourbonnais'' since 2018, a reference to the historic province of [[Bourbonnais]]. Until then, the unofficial term ''Elavérins'' had been used.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooke |first1=Virginie |title=Les habitants de l'Allier vont officiellement s'appeler les Bourbonnais |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/allier/habitants-allier-vont-officiellement-s-appeler-bourbonnais-1555084.html |publisher=France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |access-date=28 February 2019 |language=fr |date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ména |first1=Stéphanie |title=Les habitants de l'Allier auront officiellement un nouveau nom ce jeudi : les Bourbonnais ! |url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/moulins/allier/2018/10/18/les-habitants-de-l-allier-auront-officiellement-un-nom-ce-jeudi-les-bourbonnais_13002333.html |website=La Montagne |access-date=28 February 2019 |language=fr |date=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ALLIER |url=https://www.habitants.fr/allier-03 |website=habitants.fr |publisher=SARL Patagos |access-date=28 February 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>

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Allier department is composed of almost all of the former [[Duchy of Bourbonnais]]. It is part of the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] region and borders the departments of [[Cher (department)|Cher]] to the west, [[Nièvre]] to the north, [[Saône-et-Loire]] and [[Loire (department)|Loire]] to the east, [[Puy-de-Dôme]] to the south, and [[Creuse]] to the south-west.

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