The 5 arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Ambert, (subprefecture: Ambert) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 27,606 in 2016.
- 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.
- Arrondissement of Issoire, (subprefecture: Issoire) with 133 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 77,561 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Riom, (subprefecture: Riom) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 135,164 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Thiers, (subprefecture: Thiers) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 56,321 in 2016.
History
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Clermont-Ferrand (632)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Arrondissement d'Issoire (633)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ Historique du Puy-de-Dôme
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 2019-10-22.