Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.department are:
# Arrondissement of Ambert, (
subprefecture
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Ambert
Ambert (; Auvergnat: ''Embèrt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department in Auvergne (region), Auvergne in central France.
Administration
Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondiss ...
) with 58
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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prefecture
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of the Puy-de-Dôme department:
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, , ; or simply ; ) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area () had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 ...
) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 362,578 in 2021.
# Arrondissement of Issoire, (subprefecture:
Issoire
Issoire (; Auvergnat: ''Issoire'', ''Ussoire'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Geography
Issoire is located on the river Couze, near its confluence with the Allier, SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the ...
) with 134 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 78,742 in 2021.
# Arrondissement of Riom, (subprefecture:
Riom
Riom (; Auvergnat ''Riam'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
History
Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of Auvergne, and the ...
) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 137,149 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Thiers
The arrondissement of Thiers is an arrondissement of France in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 44 communes. Its population is 56,245 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissemen ...
, (subprefecture: Thiers) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 56,245 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Clermont-Ferrand, Ambert, Issoire, Riom and Thiers were established. The arrondissement of Ambert was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.Historique du Puy-de-Dôme /ref>
The borders of the arrondissements of Puy-de-Dôme were modified in January 2017:
* three communes from the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand to the arrondissement of Ambert
* 21 communes from the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand to the arrondissement of Issoire
* 17 communes from the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand to the arrondissement of Riom
* four communes from the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand to the arrondissement of Thiers
* one commune from the arrondissement of Riom to the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
* three communes from the arrondissement of Thiers to the arrondissement of Riom
References
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