Arrondissement of Ambert

The **arrondissement of Ambert** 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 Ambert.

## History

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

In 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Ambert was eliminated but, in 1942, it became again an _arrondissement_ of the department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Ambert is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ of Thiers, to the east by the Loire department, to the south by the Haute-Loire department, to the west by the _arrondissement_ of Issoire and to the northwest by the _arrondissement_ of Clermont-Ferrand.

It is in the southeast of the department and has an area of , and is the _arrondissement_ with fewest people living in it, with a population of 26,653 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 Ambert there are only 2 cantons:

1. Ambert <small>(6302)</small>
1. Les Monts du Livradois <small>(6322)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Ambert has 58 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aix-la-Fayette <small>(63002)</small>
1. Ambert <small>(63003)</small>
1. Arlanc <small>(63010)</small>
1. Auzelles <small>(63023)</small>
1. Baffie <small>(63027)</small>
1. Bertignat <small>(63037)</small>
1. Beurières <small>(63039)</small>
1. Brousse <small>(63056)</small>
1. Le Brugeron <small>(63057)</small>
1. Ceilloux <small>(63065)</small>
1. Chambon-sur-Dolore <small>(63076)</small>
1. Champétières <small>(63081)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Agnon <small>(63086)</small>
1. La Chaulme <small>(63104)</small>
1. Chaumont-le-Bourg <small>(63105)</small>
1. Condat-lès-Montboissier <small>(63119)</small>
1. Cunlhat <small>(63132)</small>
1. Domaize <small>(63136)</small>
1. Doranges <small>(63137)</small>
1. Dore-l'Église <small>(63139)</small>
1. Échandelys <small>(63142)</small>
1. Églisolles <small>(63147)</small>
1. Fayet-Ronaye <small>(63158)</small>
1. La Forie <small>(63161)</small>
1. Fournols <small>(63162)</small>
1. Grandrif <small>(63173)</small>
1. Grandval <small>(63174)</small>
1. Job <small>(63179)</small>
1. Marat <small>(63207)</small>
1. Marsac-en-Livradois <small>(63211)</small>
1. Mayres <small>(63218)</small>
1. Medeyrolles <small>(63221)</small>
1. Le Monestier <small>(63230)</small>
1. Novacelles <small>(63256)</small>
1. Olliergues <small>(63258)</small>
1. Saillant <small>(63309)</small>
1. Saint-Alyre-d'Arlanc <small>(63312)</small>
1. Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine <small>(63314)</small>
1. Saint-Anthème <small>(63319)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-le-Bourg <small>(63323)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel <small>(63324)</small>
1. Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue <small>(63331)</small>
1. Sainte-Catherine <small>(63328)</small>
1. Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière <small>(63337)</small>
1. Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes <small>(63341)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-l'Herm <small>(63353)</small>
1. Saint-Gervais-sous-Meymont <small>(63355)</small>
1. Saint-Just <small>(63371)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-des-Olmes <small>(63374)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-la-Bourlhonne <small>(63384)</small>
1. Saint-Romain <small>(63394)</small>
1. Saint-Sauveur-la-Sagne <small>(63398)</small>
1. Sauvessanges <small>(63412)</small>
1. Thiolières <small>(63431)</small>
1. Tours-sur-Meymont <small>(63434)</small>
1. Valcivières <small>(63441)</small>
1. Vertolaye <small>(63454)</small>
1. Viverols <small>(63465)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|63003|Ambert|6,794|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63010|Arlanc|1,917|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63211|Marsac-en-Livradois|1,461|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63132|Cunlhat|1,260|Les Monts du Livradois|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63179|Job|1,034|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63207|Marat|837|Les Monts du Livradois|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63258|Olliergues|737|Les Monts du Livradois|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63319|Saint-Anthème|711|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63139|Dore-l'Église|628|Ambert|Ambert Livradois Forez|
|63454|Vertolaye|547|Les Monts du Livradois|Ambert Livradois Forez|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Ambert
- **insee**: 631
- **nbcomm**: 58
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Ambert
- **area**: 1229.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Ambert 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes