Arrondissement of Issoire

arrondissement of France

The arrondissement of Issoire 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 Issoire.

Issoire
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes134
SubprefectureIssoire
Area
2,296.7 km2 (886.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
79,068
INSEE code633

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Issoire is in the southwest of the department and borders to the north with the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, to the east with the arrondissement of Ambert, to the southeast with the Haute-Loire department, to the south with the Cantal department, and to the west and northwest with the arrondissement of Riom.

The arrondissement of Issoire is the second largest arrondissement of the department, with an area of 1,819.6 km2 (702.6 sq mi).[3] It has a population of 62,931 inhabitants and a density of 34.6 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 Issoire there are 5 cantons:

  1. Brassac-les-Mines (6306)
  2. Issoire (6318)
  3. Orcines (6323) (partly)
  4. Le Sancy (6329) (partly)
  5. Vic-le-Comte (6331) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Issoire has 135 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Antoingt (63005)
  2. Anzat-le-Luguet (63006)
  3. Apchat (63007)
  4. Ardes (63009)
  5. Augnat (63017)
  6. Aulhat-Flat (63160)
  7. Aurières (63020)
  8. Auzat-la-Combelle (63022)
  9. Avèze (63024)
  10. Bagnols (63028)
  11. Bansat (63029)
  12. Beaulieu (63031)
  13. Bergonne (63036)
  14. Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (63038)
  15. Boudes (63046)
  16. La Bourboule (63047)
  17. Brassac-les-Mines (63050)
  18. Brenat (63051)
  19. Le Breuil-sur-Couze (63052)
  20. Le Broc (63054)
  21. Ceyssat (63071)
  22. Chadeleuf (63073)
  23. Chalus (63074)
  24. Chambon-sur-Lac (63077)
  25. Chaméane (63078)
  26. Champagnat-le-Jeune (63079)
  27. Champeix (63080)
  28. La Chapelle-Marcousse (63087)
  29. La Chapelle-sur-Usson (63088)
  30. Charbonnier-les-Mines (63091)
  31. Chassagne (63097)
  32. Chastreix (63098)
  33. Chidrac (63109)
  34. Clémensat (63111)
  35. Collanges (63114)
  36. Compains (63117)
  37. Coudes (63121)
  38. Courgoul (63122)
  39. Creste (63127)
  40. Cros (63129)
  41. Dauzat-sur-Vodable (63134)
  42. Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues (63144)
  43. Égliseneuve-des-Liards (63145)
  44. Espinchal (63153)
  45. Esteil (63156)
  46. Gelles (63163)
  47. Gignat (63166)
  48. La Godivelle (63169)
  49. Grandeyrolles (63172)
  50. Heume-l'Église (63176)
  51. Issoire (63178)
  52. Jumeaux (63182)
  53. Labessette (63183)
  54. Lamontgie (63185)
  55. Laqueuille (63189)
  56. Larodde (63190)
  57. Ludesse (63199)
  58. Madriat (63202)
  59. Mareugheol (63209)
  60. Mazaye (63219)
  61. Mazoires (63220)
  62. Meilhaud (63222)
  63. Montaigut-le-Blanc (63234)
  64. Mont-Dore (63236)
  65. Montpeyroux (63241)
  66. Moriat (63242)
  67. Murat-le-Quaire (63246)
  68. Murol (63247)
  69. Nébouzat (63248)
  70. Neschers (63250)
  71. Nonette-Orsonnette (63255)
  72. Olby (63257)
  73. Orbeil (63261)
  74. Orcival (63264)
  75. Pardines (63268)
  76. Parent (63269)
  77. Parentignat (63270)
  78. Perpezat (63274)
  79. Perrier (63275)
  80. Peslières (63277)
  81. Picherande (63279)
  82. Plauzat (63282)
  83. Les Pradeaux (63287)
  84. Rentières (63299)
  85. Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand (63303)
  86. Rochefort-Montagne (63305)
  87. Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne (63313)
  88. Saint-Babel (63321)
  89. Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival (63326)
  90. Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze (63330)
  91. Saint-Diéry (63335)
  92. Saint-Donat (63336)
  93. Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson (63340)
  94. Saint-Floret (63342)
  95. Saint-Genès-Champespe (63346)
  96. Saint-Genès-la-Tourette (63348)
  97. Saint-Germain-Lembron (63352)
  98. Saint-Gervazy (63356)
  99. Saint-Hérent (63357)
  100. Saint-Jean-en-Val (63366)
  101. Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais (63367)
  102. Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze (63370)
  103. Saint-Martin-des-Plains (63375)
  104. Saint-Martin-d'Ollières (63376)
  105. Saint-Nectaire (63380)
  106. Saint-Pierre-Colamine (63383)
  107. Saint-Pierre-Roche (63386)
  108. Saint-Quentin-sur-Sauxillanges (63389)
  109. Saint-Rémy-de-Chargnat (63392)
  110. Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (63397)
  111. Saint-Victor-la-Rivière (63401)
  112. Saint-Vincent (63403)
  113. Saint-Yvoine (63404)
  114. Saurier (63409)
  115. Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe (63411)
  116. Sauxillanges (63415)
  117. Singles (63421)
  118. Solignat (63422)
  119. Sugères (63423)
  120. Tauves (63426)
  121. Ternant-les-Eaux (63429)
  122. La Tour-d'Auvergne (63192)
  123. Tourzel-Ronzières (63435)
  124. Trémouille-Saint-Loup (63437)
  125. Usson (63439)
  126. Valbeleix (63440)
  127. Valz-sous-Châteauneuf (63442)
  128. Varennes-sur-Usson (63444)
  129. Vernet-la-Varenne (63448)
  130. Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite (63449)
  131. Vernines (63451)
  132. Verrières (63452)
  133. Vichel (63456)
  134. Villeneuve (63458)
  135. Vodable (63466)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)
CantonIntercommunality
63178Issoire14,578IssoireCA Pays d'Issoire
63050Brassac-les-Mines3,294Brassac-les-MinesCA Pays d'Issoire
63022Auzat-la-Combelle2,099Brassac-les-MinesCA Pays d'Issoire
63352Saint-Germain-Lembron1,921Brassac-les-MinesCA Pays d'Issoire
63038Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise1,501Le SancyMassif du Sancy
63080Champeix1,314Le SancyCA Pays d'Issoire
63415Sauxillanges1,225Brassac-les-MinesCA Pays d'Issoire
63121Coudes1,194Vic-le-ComteCA Pays d'Issoire
63397Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne1,119Le SancyDômes Sancy Artense
63052Le Breuil-sur-Couze1,061Brassac-les-MinesCA Pays d'Issoire

References

45°32′N 3°14′E / 45.533°N 3.233°E / 45.533; 3.233