Arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department

The 5 arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Ambert, (subprefecture: Ambert) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 27,606 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, (prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department: Clermont-Ferrand) with 74 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 354,048 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Issoire, (subprefecture: Issoire) with 133 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 77,561 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Riom, (subprefecture: Riom) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 135,164 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Thiers, (subprefecture: Thiers) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 56,321 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department.

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.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Puy-de-Dôme were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • 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
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement de Clermont-Ferrand (632)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "Arrondissement d'Issoire (633)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. Historique du Puy-de-Dôme
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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