Arrondissement of Thiers

The arrondissement of Thiers 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 Thiers.

Thiers
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes44
SubprefectureThiers
Area
853.5 km2 (329.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
56,318
INSEE code635

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Thiers is in the northeast of the department and borders to the north with the Allier department, to the east with the Loire department, to the south with the arrondissement of Ambert, to the southwest with the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, and to the west and northwest with the arrondissement of Riom.

The arrondissement of Thiers is the smallest arrondissement of the department, with an area of 865.8 square kilometres (334.3 square miles).[3] It has a population of 57,956 inhabitants and a density of 66.9 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 Thiers there are 4 cantons:

  1. Lezoux (6319)
  2. Maringues (6320) (partly)
  3. Les Monts du Livradois (6322) (partly)
  4. Thiers (6330)

Communes

The arrondissement of Thiers has 44 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Arconsat (63008)
  2. Aubusson-d'Auvergne (63015)
  3. Augerolles (63016)
  4. Bort-l'Étang (63045)
  5. Bulhon (63058)
  6. Celles-sur-Durolle (63066)
  7. Chabreloche (63072)
  8. Charnat (63095)
  9. Châteldon (63102)
  10. Courpière (63125)
  11. Crevant-Laveine (63128)
  12. Culhat (63131)
  13. Dorat (63138)
  14. Escoutoux (63151)
  15. Joze (63180)
  16. Lachaux (63184)
  17. Lempty (63194)
  18. Lezoux (63195)
  19. Moissat (63229)
  20. La Monnerie-le-Montel (63231)
  21. Noalhat (63253)
  22. Néronde-sur-Dore (63249)
  23. Olmet (63260)
  24. Orléat (63265)
  25. Palladuc (63267)
  26. Paslières (63271)
  27. Peschadoires (63276)
  28. Puy-Guillaume (63291)
  29. Ravel (63296)
  30. La Renaudie (63298)
  31. Ris (63301)
  32. Sainte-Agathe (63310)
  33. Saint-Flour (63343)
  34. Saint-Jean-d'Heurs (63364)
  35. Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle (63393)
  36. Saint-Victor-Montvianeix (63402)
  37. Sauviat (63414)
  38. Sermentizon (63418)
  39. Seychalles (63420)
  40. Thiers (63430)
  41. Vinzelles (63461)
  42. Viscomtat (63463)
  43. Vollore-Montagne (63468)
  44. Vollore-Ville (63469)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
63430Thiers11,588ThiersThiers Dore et Montagne
63195Lezoux5,864LezouxEntre Dore et Allier
63125Courpière4,338Les Monts du LivradoisThiers Dore et Montagne
63291Puy-Guillaume2,665MaringuesThiers Dore et Montagne
63276Peschadoires2,110LezouxEntre Dore et Allier
63265Orléat2,100LezouxEntre Dore et Allier
63231La Monnerie-le-Montel1,786ThiersThiers Dore et Montagne
63393Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle1,766ThiersThiers Dore et Montagne
63066Celles-sur-Durolle1,755ThiersThiers Dore et Montagne
63271Paslières1,556MaringuesThiers Dore et Montagne

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 21 October 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Thiers (635)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 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 21 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 21 October 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Thiers (635)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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