The arrondissement of Brioude is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Haute-Loire département. Its capital is the city of Brioude, a subprefecture of the department.

History
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the arrondissement of Brioude was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Brioude is bordered to the north by the Puy-de-Dôme department, to the east by the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay, to the south and southwest by the Lozère department and to the west by the Cantal department.

It is the most western of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , the second largest of the department but it is the one with fewest people living in it with 45,848 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The Allier river flows through this arrondissement.

Composition

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

In the arrondissement of Brioude, there are 5 cantons:
 Brioude (4304)
 Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan (4307)
 Pays de Lafayette (4310)
 Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (4311) (partly)
 Sainte-Florine (4317)

Communes
The arrondissement of Brioude has 111 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Agnat (43001)
 Ally (43006)
 Arlet (43009)
 Aubazat (43011)
 Vissac-Auteyrac (43013)
 Autrac (43014)
 Auvers (43015)
 Auzon (43016)
 Azérat (43017)
 Beaumont (43022)
 Berbezit (43027)
 La Besseyre-Saint-Mary (43029)
 Blassac (43031)
 Blesle (43033)
 Bonneval (43035)
 Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre (43038)
 Brioude (43040)
 Cerzat (43044)
 La Chaise-Dieu (43048)
 Chambezon (43050)
 Champagnac-le-Vieux (43052)
 Chanaleilles (43054)
 Chaniat (43055)
 Chanteuges (43056)
 La Chapelle-Geneste (43059)
 Charraix (43060)
 Chassagnes (43063)
 Chassignolles (43064)
 Chastel (43065)
 Chavaniac-Lafayette (43067)
 Chazelles (43068)
 Chilhac (43070)
 La Chomette (43072)
 Cistrières (43073)
 Cohade (43074)
 Collat (43075)
 Connangles (43076)
 Couteuges (43079)
 Cronce (43082)
 Cubelles (43083)
 Desges (43085)
 Domeyrat (43086)
 Espalem (43088)
 Esplantas-Vazeilles (43090)
 Félines (43093)
 Ferrussac (43094)
 Fontannes (43096)
 Frugerès-les-Mines (43099)
 Frugières-le-Pin (43100)
 Grenier-Montgon (43103)
 Grèzes (43104)
 Javaugues (43105)
 Jax (43106)
 Josat (43107)
 Lamothe (43110)
 Langeac (43112)
 Laval-sur-Doulon (43116)
 Lavaudieu (43117)
 Lavoûte-Chilhac (43118)
 Lempdes-sur-Allagnon (43120)
 Léotoing (43121)
 Lorlanges (43123)
 Lubilhac (43125)
 Malvières (43128)
 Mazerat-Aurouze (43131)
 Mazeyrat-d'Allier (43132)
 Mercœur (43133)
 Monistrol-d'Allier (43136)
 Montclard (43139)
 Paulhac (43147)
 Paulhaguet (43148)
 Pébrac (43149)
 Pinols (43151)
 Prades (43155)
 Saint-Arcons-d'Allier (43167)
 Saint-Austremoine (43169)
 Saint-Beauzire (43170)
 Saint-Bérain (43171)
 Saint-Christophe-d'Allier (43173)
 Saint-Cirgues (43175)
 Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon (43178)
 Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle (43182)
 Sainte-Eugénie-de-Villeneuve (43183)
 Sainte-Florine (43185)
 Saint-Georges-d'Aurac (43188)
 Saint-Géron (43191)
 Saint-Hilaire (43193)
 Saint-Ilpize (43195)
 Saint-Julien-des-Chazes (43202)
 Saint-Just-près-Brioude (43206)
 Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges (43207)
 Sainte-Marguerite (43208)
 Saint-Pal-de-Senouire (43214)
 Saint-Préjet-Armandon (43219)
 Saint-Préjet-d'Allier (43220)
 Saint-Privat-du-Dragon (43222)
 Saint-Vénérand (43225)
 Saint-Vert (43226)
 Salzuit (43232)
 Saugues (43234)
 Sembadel (43237)
 Siaugues-Sainte-Marie (43239)
 Tailhac (43242)
 Thoras (43245)
 Torsiac (43247)
 Vals-le-Chastel (43250)
 Venteuges (43256)
 Vergongheon (43258)
 Vézézoux (43261)
 Vieille-Brioude (43262)
 Villeneuve-d'Allier (43264) 

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Brioude
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes