Arrondissement of Ambert

The arrondissement of Ambert is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Puy-de-Dôme département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Ambert.

Ambert
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes58
SubprefectureAmbert
Area
1,229.8 km2 (474.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
27,571
INSEE code631

History

When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Ambert was part of that original department.[2]

In 1926, the arrondissement of Ambert was eliminated but, in 1942, it became again an arrondissement of the department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Ambert is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Thiers, to the east by the Loire department, to the south by the Haute-Loire department, to the west by the arrondissement of Issoire and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand.

It is in the southeast of the department and has an area of 1,188.1 km2 (458.7 sq mi),[3] and is the arrondissement with fewest people living in it, with a population of 26,653 inhabitants and a density of 22.4 inhabitants/km².[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Ambert there are only 2 cantons:

  1. Ambert (6302)
  2. Les Monts du Livradois (6322) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Ambert has 58 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Aix-la-Fayette (63002)
  2. Ambert (63003)
  3. Arlanc (63010)
  4. Auzelles (63023)
  5. Baffie (63027)
  6. Bertignat (63037)
  7. Beurières (63039)
  8. Brousse (63056)
  9. Le Brugeron (63057)
  10. Ceilloux (63065)
  11. Chambon-sur-Dolore (63076)
  12. Champétières (63081)
  13. La Chapelle-Agnon (63086)
  14. La Chaulme (63104)
  15. Chaumont-le-Bourg (63105)
  16. Condat-lès-Montboissier (63119)
  17. Cunlhat (63132)
  18. Domaize (63136)
  19. Doranges (63137)
  20. Dore-l'Église (63139)
  21. Échandelys (63142)
  22. Églisolles (63147)
  23. Fayet-Ronaye (63158)
  24. La Forie (63161)
  25. Fournols (63162)
  26. Grandrif (63173)
  27. Grandval (63174)
  28. Job (63179)
  29. Marat (63207)
  30. Marsac-en-Livradois (63211)
  31. Mayres (63218)
  32. Medeyrolles (63221)
  33. Le Monestier (63230)
  34. Novacelles (63256)
  35. Olliergues (63258)
  36. Saillant (63309)
  37. Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc (63312)
  38. Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine (63314)
  39. Saint-Anthème (63319)
  40. Saint-Bonnet-le-Bourg (63323)
  41. Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel (63324)
  42. Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue (63331)
  43. Sainte-Catherine (63328)
  44. Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière (63337)
  45. Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes (63341)
  46. Saint-Germain-l'Herm (63353)
  47. Saint-Gervais-sous-Meymont (63355)
  48. Saint-Just (63371)
  49. Saint-Martin-des-Olmes (63374)
  50. Saint-Pierre-la-Bourlhonne (63384)
  51. Saint-Romain (63394)
  52. Saint-Sauveur-la-Sagne (63398)
  53. Sauvessanges (63412)
  54. Thiolières (63431)
  55. Tours-sur-Meymont (63434)
  56. Valcivières (63441)
  57. Vertolaye (63454)
  58. Viverols (63465)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
63003Ambert6,794AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63010Arlanc1,917AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63211Marsac-en-Livradois1,461AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63132Cunlhat1,260Les Monts du LivradoisAmbert Livradois Forez
63179Job1,034AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63207Marat837Les Monts du LivradoisAmbert Livradois Forez
63258Olliergues737Les Monts du LivradoisAmbert Livradois Forez
63319Saint-Anthème711AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63139Dore-l'Église628AmbertAmbert Livradois Forez
63454Vertolaye547Les Monts du LivradoisAmbert Livradois Forez

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique du Puy-de-Dôme". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement d'Ambert (631)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement d'Ambert (631)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

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