Canton of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ puʁsɛ̃ syʁ sjul], literally Saint-Pourçain on Sioule; Auvergnat: Sant Porçanh de Siula) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is named after Saint Pourçain, a 6th century AD freed slave who was founder of a local monastery.

The Arboretum de l'Ile de la Ronde (6 hectares) is an arboretum located in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, Allier, Auvergne, France. It is open daily; admission is free. The arboretum is set within a park on the Ile de la Rond, bordering the Sioule river, and contains walking paths among a variety of flowers and trees.

The Bouble (French pronunciation: [bubl]) is a 65.4-kilometre (40.6 mi) long river in the Allier and Puy-de-Dôme departments in south central France. Its source is at Gouttières. Flowing generally northeast, the Bouble drains an area of 555 km2 (214 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Sioule into which it flows between Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Bayet.

Saulcet (French pronunciation: [solsɛ]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Louchy-Montfand (French pronunciation: [luʃi mɔ̃fɑ̃]; Occitan: Lochac e Montfand) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Contigny (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tiɲi]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnœj ɑ̃ buʁbɔnɛ]; Occitan: Vernuelh en Borbonés) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Montord (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɔʁ]; Occitan: Monttòrt) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Bransat (French pronunciation: [bʁɑ̃sa]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Bayet (French pronunciation: [bajɛ]; Occitan: Baiet) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bayétois or Bayétoises.

The Sioule (French pronunciation: [sjul]; Occitan: Siula) is a 164-kilometre (102 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village of Orcival, north of Mont-Dore, in the Massif Central. The Sioule has cut a deep gorge, especially in its upper course. The Sioule flows generally northeast through the following departments and towns: Puy-de-Dôme: Pontgibaud Allier: Ébreuil, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule The Sioule flows into the river Allier at La Ferté-Hauterive, 10 km (6 mi) north of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule. Its main tributaries are the Sioulet and the Bouble. The Fades viaduct, the tallest railway bridge in France, is located on the Sioule.

Loriges (French pronunciation: [lɔʁiʒ]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.