Editing Allier (section)

=== Relief ===
Bourbonnais [[bocage]] covers most of the western and central parts of the department (including the [[Forest of Tronçais]]), followed by the Bourbonnais ''Sologne'' in the east north-east, the Bourbonnais Mountain (near Vichy) which is the highest point of Bourbonnais together with Montoncel (peaking at 1,287 metres), and finally in the south of the department, the Bourbonnais ''Limagne'', which extends from Varennes to Gannat, and is the breadbasket of the department.

;The Bourbonnais Bocage
To the north and just over 500 metres above sea level, the Bourbonnais Bocage occupies one-third of the department, with two parts: the centre and the west (for the part between the Val de Cher and western boundaries of the territory). The bocage is especially remarkable for its rich forests and woodlands including the [[Forest of Tronçais]] but also the forests of Moladier Bagnolet, Civrais, Soulongis, Grosbois, Dreuille, Lespinasse and Suave.

Almost all of the southern area consists of Combrailles which is sometimes called High Bourbonnais, in an area that goes beyond the departmental boundaries of Creuse and Puy-de-Dôme. This area of the department rises to 778 metres at Bosse. The rivers [[Sioule]], [[Bouble]], and [[Cher (river)|Cher]] have carved the most picturesque gorges in Allier.

;The Bourbonnais Sologne
To the east, between the Val d'Allier and the borders of Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire, the Bourbonnais Sologne has a nice balance between pastures, crops, woods and ponds: the balance between agriculture and semi-wilderness constituting a very favorable setting for fauna and flora.

;The Bourbonnais Mountains
In its southern extension, the Bourbonnais Mountain rises from the Puy Saint-Ambroise (442 metres) near [[Saint-Léon, Allier|Saint-Léon]] and then extends to the massif of Assise and the Black Woods at the edge of [[Puy-de-Dôme]] and [[Loire (department)|Loire]] which is marked by the Puy de Montoncel (1,287 metres) – the highest point in Allier.

;The Bourbonnais Limagne
Commonly grouped under the name of ''Val d'Allier'', the [[Limagne]] and Forterre extend on both sides of the river between [[Vichy]] and [[Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule]] with an essential quality of fertility. Limogne, together with Sioule and Allier, is part of the Gannat / Escurolles / Saint-Pourçain triangle while Forterre covers the Canton of [[Varennes-sur-Allier]] ending near Jaligny.