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Moulins
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Moulins is a town and commune in central France, prefecture and capital of the Allier department. The total area of city is 8.61 square kilometers and population in 1999 was 21,892. Its density in 1999 was 2,542 per square kilometers. Before the French revolution, Moulin was the capital of the province of Bourbonnais and the seat of the Dukes of Bourbon.
Moulin is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River. Moulin was one of the original 83 departements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais. In 1940, the government of Marshal Philippe Petain chose the town of Vichy as its capital.
Presently, Moulins experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. Moulins, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place.
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