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.

## History

When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the _arrondissement_ of Riom was part of that original department.

## 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 , and the second in population with 121,158 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

### 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 Riom there are 10 cantons:

1. Aigueperse <small>(6301)</small>
1. Cébazat <small>(6307)</small> (partly)
1. Châtel-Guyon <small>(6309)</small> (partly)
1. Gerzat <small>(6317)</small> (partly)
1. Maringues <small>(6320)</small> (partly)
1. Orcines <small>(6323)</small> (partly)
1. Riom <small>(6325)</small>
1. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines <small>(6326)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-de-Mons <small>(6327)</small>
1. Saint-Ours <small>(6328)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Riom has 155 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aigueperse <small>(63001)</small>
1. Les Ancizes-Comps <small>(63004)</small>
1. Ars-les-Favets <small>(63011)</small>
1. Artonne <small>(63012)</small>
1. Aubiat <small>(63013)</small>
1. Ayat-sur-Sioule <small>(63025)</small>
1. Bas-et-Lezat <small>(63030)</small>
1. Beaumont-lès-Randan <small>(63033)</small>
1. Beauregard-Vendon <small>(63035)</small>
1. Biollet <small>(63041)</small>
1. Blot-l'Église <small>(63043)</small>
1. Bourg-Lastic <small>(63048)</small>
1. Briffons <small>(63053)</small>
1. Bromont-Lamothe <small>(63055)</small>
1. Bussières <small>(63060)</small>
1. Bussières-et-Pruns <small>(63061)</small>
1. Buxières-sous-Montaigut <small>(63062)</small>
1. La Celle <small>(63064)</small>
1. La Cellette <small>(63067)</small>
1. Chambaron-sur-Morge <small>(63244)</small>
1. Champs <small>(63082)</small>
1. Chanat-la-Mouteyre <small>(63083)</small>
1. Chapdes-Beaufort <small>(63085)</small>
1. Chappes <small>(63089)</small>
1. Chaptuzat <small>(63090)</small>
1. Charbonnières-les-Varennes <small>(63092)</small>
1. Charbonnières-les-Vieilles <small>(63093)</small>
1. Charensat <small>(63094)</small>
1. Châteauneuf-les-Bains <small>(63100)</small>
1. Château-sur-Cher <small>(63101)</small>
1. Châtel-Guyon <small>(63103)</small>
1. Chavaroux <small>(63107)</small>
1. Le Cheix <small>(63108)</small>
1. Cisternes-la-Forêt <small>(63110)</small>
1. Clerlande <small>(63112)</small>
1. Combrailles <small>(63115)</small>
1. Combronde <small>(63116)</small>
1. Condat-en-Combraille <small>(63118)</small>
1. La Crouzille <small>(63130)</small>
1. Davayat <small>(63135)</small>
1. Durmignat <small>(63140)</small>
1. Effiat <small>(63143)</small>
1. Ennezat <small>(63148)</small>
1. Entraigues <small>(63149)</small>
1. Enval <small>(63150)</small>
1. Espinasse <small>(63152)</small>
1. Fernoël <small>(63159)</small>
1. Giat <small>(63165)</small>
1. Gimeaux <small>(63167)</small>
1. La Goutelle <small>(63170)</small>
1. Gouttières <small>(63171)</small>
1. Herment <small>(63175)</small>
1. Jozerand <small>(63181)</small>
1. Landogne <small>(63186)</small>
1. Lapeyrouse <small>(63187)</small>
1. Lastic <small>(63191)</small>
1. Limons <small>(63196)</small>
1. Lisseuil <small>(63197)</small>
1. Loubeyrat <small>(63198)</small>
1. Lussat <small>(63200)</small>
1. Luzillat <small>(63201)</small>
1. Malauzat <small>(63203)</small>
1. Malintrat <small>(63204)</small>
1. Manzat <small>(63206)</small>
1. Marcillat <small>(63208)</small>
1. Maringues <small>(63210)</small>
1. Marsat <small>(63212)</small>
1. Les Martres-d'Artière <small>(63213)</small>
1. Martres-sur-Morge <small>(63215)</small>
1. Menat <small>(63223)</small>
1. Ménétrol <small>(63224)</small>
1. Messeix <small>(63225)</small>
1. Miremont <small>(63228)</small>
1. Mons <small>(63232)</small>
1. Montaigut <small>(63233)</small>
1. Montcel <small>(63235)</small>
1. Montel-de-Gelat <small>(63237)</small>
1. Montfermy <small>(63238)</small>
1. Montpensier <small>(63240)</small>
1. Moureuille <small>(63243)</small>
1. Mozac <small>(63245)</small>
1. Neuf-Église <small>(63251)</small>
1. Pessat-Villeneuve <small>(63278)</small>
1. Pionsat <small>(63281)</small>
1. Pontaumur <small>(63283)</small>
1. Pontgibaud <small>(63285)</small>
1. Pouzol <small>(63286)</small>
1. Prompsat <small>(63288)</small>
1. Prondines <small>(63289)</small>
1. Pulvérières <small>(63290)</small>
1. Puy-Saint-Gulmier <small>(63292)</small>
1. Le Quartier <small>(63293)</small>
1. Queuille <small>(63294)</small>
1. Randan <small>(63295)</small>
1. Riom <small>(63300)</small>
1. Roche-d'Agoux <small>(63304)</small>
1. Saint-Agoulin <small>(63311)</small>
1. Saint-André-le-Coq <small>(63317)</small>
1. Saint-Angel <small>(63318)</small>
1. Saint-Avit <small>(63320)</small>
1. Saint-Beauzire <small>(63322)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom <small>(63327)</small>
1. Saint-Clément-de-Régnat <small>(63332)</small>
1. Saint-Denis-Combarnazat <small>(63333)</small>
1. Sainte-Christine <small>(63329)</small>
1. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines <small>(63338)</small>
1. Saint-Étienne-des-Champs <small>(63339)</small>
1. Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule <small>(63344)</small>
1. Saint-Genès-du-Retz <small>(63347)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-de-Mons <small>(63349)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-près-Herment <small>(63351)</small>
1. Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne <small>(63354)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire <small>(63360)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix <small>(63358)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges <small>(63359)</small>
1. Saint-Ignat <small>(63362)</small>
1. Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur <small>(63363)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-la-Geneste <small>(63369)</small>
1. Saint-Laure <small>(63372)</small>
1. Saint-Maigner <small>(63373)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat <small>(63377)</small>
1. Saint-Myon <small>(63379)</small>
1. Saint-Ours <small>(63381)</small>
1. Saint-Pardoux <small>(63382)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel <small>(63385)</small>
1. Saint-Priest-Bramefant <small>(63387)</small>
1. Saint-Priest-des-Champs <small>(63388)</small>
1. Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule <small>(63390)</small>
1. Saint-Rémy-de-Blot <small>(63391)</small>
1. Saint-Sulpice <small>(63399)</small>
1. Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin <small>(63400)</small>
1. Sardon <small>(63406)</small>
1. Sauret-Besserve <small>(63408)</small>
1. Sauvagnat <small>(63410)</small>
1. Savennes <small>(63416)</small>
1. Sayat <small>(63417)</small>
1. Servant <small>(63419)</small>
1. Surat <small>(63424)</small>
1. Teilhède <small>(63427)</small>
1. Teilhet <small>(63428)</small>
1. Thuret <small>(63432)</small>
1. Tortebesse <small>(63433)</small>
1. Tralaigues <small>(63436)</small>
1. Varennes-sur-Morge <small>(63443)</small>
1. Vensat <small>(63446)</small>
1. Vergheas <small>(63447)</small>
1. Verneugheol <small>(63450)</small>
1. Villeneuve-les-Cerfs <small>(63459)</small>
1. Villosanges <small>(63460)</small>
1. Virlet <small>(63462)</small>
1. Vitrac <small>(63464)</small>
1. Voingt <small>(63467)</small>
1. Volvic <small>(63470)</small>
1. Youx <small>(63471)</small>
1. Yssac-la-Tourette <small>(63473)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|63300|Riom|18,749|Riom|Riom Limagne et Volcans|
|63103|Châtel-Guyon|6,162|Châtel-Guyon|Riom Limagne et Volcans|
|63470|Volvic|4,387|Châtel-Guyon|Riom Limagne et Volcans|
|63245|Mozac|3,858|Châtel-Guyon|Riom Limagne et Volcans|
|63338|Saint-Éloy-les-Mines|3,688|Saint-Éloy-les-Mines|Pays de Saint-Éloy|
|63210|Maringues|2,990|Maringues|Plaine Limagne|
|63001|Aigueperse|2,698|Aigueperse|Plaine Limagne|
|63148|Ennezat|2,496|Aigueperse|Riom Limagne et Volcans|
|63116|Combronde|2,134|Saint-Georges-de-Mons|Combrailles Sioule et Morge|
|63322|Saint-Beauzire|2,107|Gerzat|Riom Limagne et Volcans|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Riom
- **insee**: 634
- **nbcomm**: 155
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Riom
- **area**: 2705.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Riom 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes