Arrondissement of Ambert

The district Ambert is an administrative district in the Puy -de- Dôme in the Auvergne region of France.

History

On 4 March 1790, founded with the establishment of the department of Puy -de- Dôme, a " district Ambert " which coincided essentially with the present arrondissement. From the district was the district Ambert with the founding of the arrondissement on February 17, 1800.

From September 10 1926 to June 1, 1942, the district was dissolved, the area belonged at that time to the Arrondissement of Thiers.

See also: History Puy -de- Dôme.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the Arrondissement of Thiers, on the east by the district Montbrison in the Loire department ( Rhone- Alpes), to the south by the arrondissement Le Puy -en- Velay and Brioude in the Haute- Loire, on the west by the district Issoire and to the northwest by the district of Clermont- Ferrand.

Management

The district is divided into eight cantons:

  • Ambert
  • Arlanc
  • Cunlhat
  • Olliergues
  • Saint -Amant -Roche -Savine
  • Saint- Anthème
  • Saint- Germain- l'Herm
  • Viverols

See also: List of cantons in the Puy -de- Dôme

Communities

The largest municipalities are the arrondissement ( > 5,000 inhabitants in 1999 ):

  • Ambert ( 7309 )

Ambert | Aurillac | Brioude | Clermont- Ferrand | Issoire | Mauriac | Montlucon | Moulins | Le Puy -en -Velay | Riom | Saint -Flour | Thiers | Vichy | Yssingeaux

  • Arrondissement in the Auvergne
  • Puy-de -Dôme
Auvergne (region) Cantons of France Arrondissement of Montbrison Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay Arrondissement of Brioude Arrondissement of Issoire Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand Arrondissement of Aurillac Arrondissement of Mauriac Arrondissement of Moulins Arrondissement of Riom Arrondissement of Saint-Flour Arrondissement of Vichy Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
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