Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand

The arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand 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 Clermont- Ferrand ," which was, however, significantly smaller than the present district. From the district expanded to include the " District Billom ", was the district Clermont -Ferrand with the founding of the arrondissement on February 17, 1800.

See also: History Puy -de- Dôme.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the district of Riom, in the east by the arrondissements Thiers, Ambert, on the south by the district Issoire and to the west by the arrondissements in Correze Ussel (Limousin ) and Aubusson in Creuse, in the Limousin region also.

Management

The district is subdivided into 25 cantons:

• Aubière
• Beaumont
• Billom
• Bourg -Lastic
• Chamalières
• Clermont- Ferrand Centre
• Clermont- Ferrand Est
• Clermont- Ferrand Nord
• Clermont- Ferrand -Nord -Ouest
• Clermont- Ferrand -Ouest
• Cournon
• Gerzat
• Herment
• Mont Ferrand
• Pont -du -Château
• Rochefort- Montagne
• Royat
• Saint- Amant- Tallende
• Saint -Dier - d Auvergne
• Vertaizon
• Veyre - Monton
• Vic- le -Comte

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

Communities

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

• Clermont- Ferrand ( 258 541 )
• Cournon ( 18,866 )
• Chamalières ( 18 136 )
• Beaumont ( 10,741 )
• Aubière ( 9898 )
• Gerzat ( 9,071 )
• Pont -du -Château ( 8874 )
• Lempdes ( 8,401 )
• Romagnat ( 8177 )
• Cébazat ( 7,800 )
• Ceyrat ( 5,593 )

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