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Arfeuilles (Occitan ''Arfuelha'') is a French commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne region of central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arfeuillats'' or ''Arfeuillates''〔(Inhabitants of Allier ) 〕 The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.〔(Arfeuilles in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom ) 〕 ==Geography== Arfeuilles is located in the foothills of the Madeleine mountains some 25 km east of Vichy and 30 km north-west of Roanne. It is part of the Canton of Lapalisse with an area of almost 60 km2. The village is at an altitude of 424m and is surrounded by a network of hills of which the highest is 795m belonging to the "Mountagne Bourbonnaise". To the south it is bordered by the ''Côte roannaise'', to the east and west are the Mountains of Forez. To the north the heights fall towards the plains of Lapalisse. Access to the commune is by the D207 road from Saint-Pierre-Laval in the north-east passing through the village and continuing south-west to Châtel-Montagne. The D26 links the village to the N2007 in the north-west which links to the N7 National Highway and also continues south-east to the hamlet of Les Biefs on the south-eastern border of the commune. The D471 goes from the village to Le Breuil in the north-west.〔(Google Maps )〕 The commune is equally mixed forest and farmland. The ''Barbenan'' river flows from the south of the commune through its length past the village and continuing north-west to join the ''Besbre'', a tributary of the Loire, at Le Breuil. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arfeuilles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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