Arrondissement of Riom

The District is an administrative district of Riom 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 of Riom ," which was, however, smaller than the current district. Was from the district, supplemented by the " district Montaigut ", with the founding of the arrondissement on February 17, 1800, the district of Riom.

See also: History Puy -de- Dôme.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the arrondissements Montlucon and Vichy in the Allier, on the east by the district Thiers, on the south by the district of Clermont- Ferrand and the west by the district Aubusson in Creuse (Limousin ).

Management

The district is subdivided into 13 cantons:

  • Aigueperse
  • Combronde
  • Ennezat
  • Manzat
  • Menat
  • Montaigut
  • Pionsat
  • Pontaumur
  • Pontgibaud
  • Randan
  • Canton Riom- Est
  • Canton Riom- Ouest
  • Saint- Gervais- d Auvergne

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

Communities

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

  • Riom ( 18,548 )
  • Châtel- Guyon ( 5241 )

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 Vichy Arrondissement of Thiers Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand Arrondissement of Aubusson Municipality Arrondissement of Ambert Arrondissement of Aurillac Arrondissement of Brioude Arrondissement of Issoire Arrondissement of Mauriac Arrondissement of Moulins Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay Arrondissement of Saint-Flour Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
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