The `` arrondissement '' covers the northern part of the department and is bordered to the north by the Auvergne region ( the Cantal department to the northwest and the Haute-Loire department to the northeast ) , to the east by the Ardeche department ( Rhône-Alpes region ) , to the south by the arrondissement of Florac and to the west by the Aveyron department ( Midi-Pyrénées region ) .
The `` arrondissement '' covers the northern part of the department and is bordered to the north by the Auvergne region ( the Cantal department to the northwest and the Haute-Loire department to the northeast ) , to the east by the Ardeche department ( Rhône-Alpes region ) , to the south by the `` arrondissement '' of Florac and to the west by the Aveyron department ( Midi-Pyrénées region ) .