Arrondissement Of Clermont-Ferrand: Arrondissement of France
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand is an arrondissement of France.
It is part of the Puy-de-Dôme département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
Clermont-Ferrand | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| No. of communes | 74 |
| Prefecture | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Area | 912.6 km2 (352.4 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019) | 362,755 |
| INSEE code | 632 |
History
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand is surrounded by the other arrondissements of the department: the arrondissement of Riom to the north, the arrondissement of Thiers to the northeast, the arrondissement of Ambert to the east, and the arrondissement of Issoire to the south and west.
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand is in the centre of the department and has an area of 1,796.5 km2 (693.6 sq mi). It is the arrondissement with more people living in it, with a population of 375,518 inhabitants and a density of 209.0 inhabitants/km².
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand there are 18 cantons:
- Aubière (6303)
- Beaumont (6304)
- Billom (6305)
- Cébazat (6307)
- Chamalières (6308)
- Clermont-Ferrand-1 (6310)
- Clermont-Ferrand-2 (6311)
- Clermont-Ferrand-3 (6312)
- Clermont-Ferrand-4 (6313)
- Clermont-Ferrand-5 (6314)
- Clermont-Ferrand-6 (6315)
- Cournon-d'Auvergne (6316)
- Gerzat (6317) (partly)
- Les Martres-de-Veyre (6321)
- Les Monts du Livradois (6322) (partly)
- Orcines (6323)
- Pont-du-Château (6324)
- Vic-le-Comte (6331)
Communes
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand has 75 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Aubière (63014)
- Aulnat (63019)
- Authezat (63021)
- Aydat (63026)
- Beaumont (63032)
- Beauregard-l'Évêque (63034)
- Billom (63040)
- Blanzat (63042)
- Bongheat (63044)
- Bouzel (63049)
- Busséol (63059)
- Cébazat (63063)
- Le Cendre (63069)
- Ceyrat (63070)
- Chamalières (63075)
- Chanonat (63084)
- Chas (63096)
- Châteaugay (63099)
- Chauriat (63106)
- Clermont-Ferrand (63113)
- Corent (63120)
- Cournols (63123)
- Cournon-d'Auvergne (63124)
- Le Crest (63126)
- Dallet (63133)
- Durtol (63141)
- Égliseneuve-près-Billom (63146)
- Espirat (63154)
- Estandeuil (63155)
- Fayet-le-Château (63157)
- Gerzat (63164)
- Glaine-Montaigut (63168)
- Isserteaux (63177)
- Laps (63188)
- Lempdes (63193)
- Manglieu (63205)
- Les Martres-de-Veyre (63214)
- Mauzun (63216)
- Mezel (63226)
- Mirefleurs (63227)
- Montmorin (63239)
- Neuville (63252)
- Nohanent (63254)
- Olloix (63259)
- Orcet (63262)
- Orcines (63263)
- Pérignat-lès-Sarliève (63272)
- Pérignat-sur-Allier (63273)
- Pignols (63280)
- Pont-du-Château (63284)
- Reignat (63297)
- La Roche-Blanche (63302)
- La Roche-Noire (63306)
- Romagnat (63307)
- Royat (63308)
- Saint-Amant-Tallende (63315)
- Saint-Bonnet-lès-Allier (63325)
- Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne (63334)
- Saint-Genès-Champanelle (63345)
- Saint-Georges-sur-Allier (63350)
- Saint-Jean-des-Ollières (63365)
- Saint-Julien-de-Coppel (63368)
- Saint-Maurice (63378)
- Saint-Sandoux (63395)
- Saint-Saturnin (63396)
- Sallèdes (63405)
- Saulzet-le-Froid (63407)
- La Sauvetat (63413)
- Tallende (63425)
- Trézioux (63438)
- Vassel (63445)
- Vertaizon (63453)
- Veyre-Monton (63455)
- Vic-le-Comte (63457)
- Yronde-et-Buron (63472)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code | Commune | Population (2014) | Canton | Intercommunality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63113 | Clermont-Ferrand | 141,365 | Clermont-Ferrand-1, Clermont-Ferrand-2 Clermont-Ferrand-3, Clermont-Ferrand-4 Clermont-Ferrand-5, Clermont-Ferrand-6 | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63124 | Cournon-d'Auvergne | 19,515 | Cournon-d'Auvergne | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63075 | Chamalières | 17,623 | Chamalières | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63032 | Beaumont | 11,060 | Beaumont | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63284 | Pont-du-Château | 10,655 | Pont-du-Château | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63164 | Gerzat | 10,487 | Gerzat | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63014 | Aubière | 9,832 | Aubière | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63193 | Lempdes | 8,267 | Pont-du-Château | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63307 | Romagnat | 7,876 | Aubière | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| 63063 | Cébazat | 7,553 | Cébazat | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
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References
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