Arrondissement of Thiers

The Thiers Arrondissement 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 Thiers ", which coincided essentially with the present arrondissement. From the district was the district Thiers with the founding of the arrondissement on February 17, 1800.

From September 10 1926 to June 1, 1942, the arrondissement Ambert 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 Vichy Arrondissement in the department of Allier, on the east by the arrondissements Roanne and Montbrison in the Loire department ( Rhone- Alpes), to the south by the district Ambert and to the west by the arrondissements Issoire and Clermont- Ferrand.

Management

The district is subdivided into 6 cantons:

  • Châteldon
  • Courpière
  • Lezoux
  • Maringues
  • Saint- Rémy -sur- Durolle
  • Thiers

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

Communities

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

  • Thiers ( 13,338 )

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 Roanne Arrondissement of Montbrison Arrondissement of Ambert Arrondissement of Issoire Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand Arrondissement of Aurillac Arrondissement of Brioude Arrondissement of Mauriac Arrondissement of Moulins Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay Arrondissement of Riom Arrondissement of Saint-Flour Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
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