Arrondissement of Riom

The arrondissement of Riom 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 Riom.

Riom
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes155
SubprefectureRiom
Area
2,705.3 km2 (1,044.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
136,440
INSEE code634

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Riom is the most northern of the arrondissements of the department and borders to the north with the Allier department, to the east with the arrondissement of Thiers, to the southeast with the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, to the south with the arrondissement of Issoire, and to the west with the Creuse department.

The arrondissement of Riom is the largest arrondissement of the department, with an area of 2,299.7 square kilometres (887.9 square miles),[3] and the second in population with 121,158 inhabitants and a density of 52.7 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 Riom there are 10 cantons:

  1. Aigueperse (6301)
  2. Cébazat (6307) (partly)
  3. Châtel-Guyon (6309) (partly)
  4. Gerzat (6317) (partly)
  5. Maringues (6320) (partly)
  6. Orcines (6323) (partly)
  7. Riom (6325)
  8. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (6326)
  9. Saint-Georges-de-Mons (6327)
  10. Saint-Ours (6328) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Riom has 155 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Aigueperse (63001)
  2. Les Ancizes-Comps (63004)
  3. Ars-les-Favets (63011)
  4. Artonne (63012)
  5. Aubiat (63013)
  6. Ayat-sur-Sioule (63025)
  7. Bas-et-Lezat (63030)
  8. Beaumont-lès-Randan (63033)
  9. Beauregard-Vendon (63035)
  10. Biollet (63041)
  11. Blot-l'Église (63043)
  12. Bourg-Lastic (63048)
  13. Briffons (63053)
  14. Bromont-Lamothe (63055)
  15. Bussières (63060)
  16. Bussières-et-Pruns (63061)
  17. Buxières-sous-Montaigut (63062)
  18. La Celle (63064)
  19. La Cellette (63067)
  20. Chambaron-sur-Morge (63244)
  21. Champs (63082)
  22. Chanat-la-Mouteyre (63083)
  23. Chapdes-Beaufort (63085)
  24. Chappes (63089)
  25. Chaptuzat (63090)
  26. Charbonnières-les-Varennes (63092)
  27. Charbonnières-les-Vieilles (63093)
  28. Charensat (63094)
  29. Châteauneuf-les-Bains (63100)
  30. Château-sur-Cher (63101)
  31. Châtel-Guyon (63103)
  32. Chavaroux (63107)
  33. Le Cheix (63108)
  34. Cisternes-la-Forêt (63110)
  35. Clerlande (63112)
  36. Combrailles (63115)
  37. Combronde (63116)
  38. Condat-en-Combraille (63118)
  39. La Crouzille (63130)
  40. Davayat (63135)
  41. Durmignat (63140)
  42. Effiat (63143)
  43. Ennezat (63148)
  44. Entraigues (63149)
  45. Enval (63150)
  46. Espinasse (63152)
  47. Fernoël (63159)
  48. Giat (63165)
  49. Gimeaux (63167)
  50. La Goutelle (63170)
  51. Gouttières (63171)
  52. Herment (63175)
  53. Jozerand (63181)
  54. Landogne (63186)
  55. Lapeyrouse (63187)
  56. Lastic (63191)
  57. Limons (63196)
  58. Lisseuil (63197)
  59. Loubeyrat (63198)
  60. Lussat (63200)
  61. Luzillat (63201)
  62. Malauzat (63203)
  63. Malintrat (63204)
  64. Manzat (63206)
  65. Marcillat (63208)
  66. Maringues (63210)
  67. Marsat (63212)
  68. Les Martres-d'Artière (63213)
  69. Martres-sur-Morge (63215)
  70. Menat (63223)
  71. Ménétrol (63224)
  72. Messeix (63225)
  73. Miremont (63228)
  74. Mons (63232)
  75. Montaigut (63233)
  76. Montcel (63235)
  77. Montel-de-Gelat (63237)
  78. Montfermy (63238)
  79. Montpensier (63240)
  80. Moureuille (63243)
  81. Mozac (63245)
  82. Neuf-Église (63251)
  83. Pessat-Villeneuve (63278)
  84. Pionsat (63281)
  85. Pontaumur (63283)
  86. Pontgibaud (63285)
  87. Pouzol (63286)
  88. Prompsat (63288)
  89. Prondines (63289)
  90. Pulvérières (63290)
  91. Puy-Saint-Gulmier (63292)
  92. Le Quartier (63293)
  93. Queuille (63294)
  94. Randan (63295)
  95. Riom (63300)
  96. Roche-d'Agoux (63304)
  97. Saint-Agoulin (63311)
  98. Saint-André-le-Coq (63317)
  99. Saint-Angel (63318)
  100. Saint-Avit (63320)
  101. Saint-Beauzire (63322)
  102. Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom (63327)
  103. Saint-Clément-de-Régnat (63332)
  104. Saint-Denis-Combarnazat (63333)
  105. Sainte-Christine (63329)
  106. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (63338)
  107. Saint-Étienne-des-Champs (63339)
  108. Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule (63344)
  109. Saint-Genès-du-Retz (63347)
  110. Saint-Georges-de-Mons (63349)
  111. Saint-Germain-près-Herment (63351)
  112. Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne (63354)
  113. Saint-Hilaire (63360)
  114. Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix (63358)
  115. Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges (63359)
  116. Saint-Ignat (63362)
  117. Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur (63363)
  118. Saint-Julien-la-Geneste (63369)
  119. Saint-Laure (63372)
  120. Saint-Maigner (63373)
  121. Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat (63377)
  122. Saint-Myon (63379)
  123. Saint-Ours (63381)
  124. Saint-Pardoux (63382)
  125. Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel (63385)
  126. Saint-Priest-Bramefant (63387)
  127. Saint-Priest-des-Champs (63388)
  128. Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule (63390)
  129. Saint-Rémy-de-Blot (63391)
  130. Saint-Sulpice (63399)
  131. Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin (63400)
  132. Sardon (63406)
  133. Sauret-Besserve (63408)
  134. Sauvagnat (63410)
  135. Savennes (63416)
  136. Sayat (63417)
  137. Servant (63419)
  138. Surat (63424)
  139. Teilhède (63427)
  140. Teilhet (63428)
  141. Thuret (63432)
  142. Tortebesse (63433)
  143. Tralaigues (63436)
  144. Varennes-sur-Morge (63443)
  145. Vensat (63446)
  146. Vergheas (63447)
  147. Verneugheol (63450)
  148. Villeneuve-les-Cerfs (63459)
  149. Villosanges (63460)
  150. Virlet (63462)
  151. Vitrac (63464)
  152. Voingt (63467)
  153. Volvic (63470)
  154. Youx (63471)
  155. Yssac-la-Tourette (63473)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
63300Riom18,749RiomRiom Limagne et Volcans
63103Châtel-Guyon6,162Châtel-GuyonRiom Limagne et Volcans
63470Volvic4,387Châtel-GuyonRiom Limagne et Volcans
63245Mozac3,858Châtel-GuyonRiom Limagne et Volcans
63338Saint-Éloy-les-Mines3,688Saint-Éloy-les-MinesPays de Saint-Éloy
63210Maringues2,990MaringuesPlaine Limagne
63001Aigueperse2,698AiguepersePlaine Limagne
63148Ennezat2,496AigueperseRiom Limagne et Volcans
63116Combronde2,134Saint-Georges-de-MonsCombrailles Sioule et Morge
63322Saint-Beauzire2,107GerzatRiom Limagne et Volcans

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 22 October 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Thiers (635)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 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 22 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 22 October 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Riom (634)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

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