Aurouër

Aurouër is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurouërois or Aurouëroises.

Geography
Aurouër is located some 15 km north by north-east of Moulins and 20 km south-east of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. The whole eastern border of the commune is the departmental boundary between Allier and Nièvre. Access to the commune is by the D133 road from Villeneuve-sur-Allier in the south-west which passes through the commune and the village and continues east to Saint-Ennemond. The D228 goes north-east from the village to Dornes. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of:


 * Les Berthomiers
 * Le Bois Canot
 * Bonnefond
 * Les Cantes
 * Champfroid
 * Le Charlet
 * Les Chenes
 * Le Choulton
 * Le Domaine Chateau
 * Domaine Martin
 * Les Durands
 * Les Forets
 * Les Gallets
 * Les Gouffats
 * Les Grillets
 * La Joubarde
 * Lafat
 * Lardillat
 * La Motte
 * La Motte-Ponay
 * La Niziere
 * La Noue
 * Le Ponay
 * Les Simonets
 * Les Torterats
 * Vaucoulmin
 * Les Vernes

There are large forested areas in the south-east of the commune with most of the rest farmland.

There are many ponds scattered across the commune from which streams flow towards the west to join the Allier.

Administration
List of Successive Mayors

Demography
In 2017 the commune had 413 inhabitants. Between 1837 and 1879 it was part of the commune Villeneuve-sur-Allier.