Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand

The **arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Puy-de-Dôme _département_, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Clermont-Ferrand.

## History

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

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Clermont-Ferrand is surrounded by the other _arrondissements_ of the department:  the _arrondissement_ of Riom to the north, the _arrondissement_ of Thiers to the northeast, the _arrondissement_ of Ambert to the east, and the _arrondissement_ of Issoire to the south and west.

The _arrondissement_ of Clermont-Ferrand is in the centre of the department and has an area of . It is the _arrondissement_ with more people living in it, with a population of 375,518 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 Clermont-Ferrand there are 18 cantons:

1. Aubière <small>(6303)</small>
1. Beaumont <small>(6304)</small>
1. Billom <small>(6305)</small>
1. Cébazat <small>(6307)</small>
1. Chamalières <small>(6308)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-1 <small>(6310)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-2 <small>(6311)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-3 <small>(6312)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-4 <small>(6313)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-5 <small>(6314)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand-6 <small>(6315)</small>
1. Cournon-d'Auvergne <small>(6316)</small>
1. Gerzat <small>(6317)</small> (partly)
1. Les Martres-de-Veyre <small>(6321)</small>
1. Les Monts du Livradois <small>(6322)</small> (partly)
1. Orcines <small>(6323)</small>
1. Pont-du-Château <small>(6324)</small>
1. Vic-le-Comte <small>(6331)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Clermont-Ferrand has 75 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aubière <small>(63014)</small>
1. Aulnat <small>(63019)</small>
1. Authezat <small>(63021)</small>
1. Aydat <small>(63026)</small>
1. Beaumont <small>(63032)</small>
1. Beauregard-l'Évêque <small>(63034)</small>
1. Billom <small>(63040)</small>
1. Blanzat <small>(63042)</small>
1. Bongheat <small>(63044)</small>
1. Bouzel <small>(63049)</small>
1. Busséol <small>(63059)</small>
1. Cébazat <small>(63063)</small>
1. Le Cendre <small>(63069)</small>
1. Ceyrat <small>(63070)</small>
1. Chamalières <small>(63075)</small>
1. Chanonat <small>(63084)</small>
1. Chas <small>(63096)</small>
1. Châteaugay <small>(63099)</small>
1. Chauriat <small>(63106)</small>
1. Clermont-Ferrand <small>(63113)</small>
1. Corent <small>(63120)</small>
1. Cournols <small>(63123)</small>
1. Cournon-d'Auvergne <small>(63124)</small>
1. Le Crest <small>(63126)</small>
1. Dallet <small>(63133)</small>
1. Durtol <small>(63141)</small>
1. Égliseneuve-près-Billom <small>(63146)</small>
1. Espirat <small>(63154)</small>
1. Estandeuil <small>(63155)</small>
1. Fayet-le-Château <small>(63157)</small>
1. Gerzat <small>(63164)</small>
1. Glaine-Montaigut <small>(63168)</small>
1. Isserteaux <small>(63177)</small>
1. Laps <small>(63188)</small>
1. Lempdes <small>(63193)</small>
1. Manglieu <small>(63205)</small>
1. Les Martres-de-Veyre <small>(63214)</small>
1. Mauzun <small>(63216)</small>
1. Mezel <small>(63226)</small>
1. Mirefleurs <small>(63227)</small>
1. Montmorin <small>(63239)</small>
1. Neuville <small>(63252)</small>
1. Nohanent <small>(63254)</small>
1. Olloix <small>(63259)</small>
1. Orcet <small>(63262)</small>
1. Orcines <small>(63263)</small>
1. Pérignat-lès-Sarliève <small>(63272)</small>
1. Pérignat-sur-Allier <small>(63273)</small>
1. Pignols <small>(63280)</small>
1. Pont-du-Château <small>(63284)</small>
1. Reignat <small>(63297)</small>
1. La Roche-Blanche <small>(63302)</small>
1. La Roche-Noire <small>(63306)</small>
1. Romagnat <small>(63307)</small>
1. Royat <small>(63308)</small>
1. Saint-Amant-Tallende <small>(63315)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-lès-Allier <small>(63325)</small>
1. Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne <small>(63334)</small>
1. Saint-Genès-Champanelle <small>(63345)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-sur-Allier <small>(63350)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-des-Ollières <small>(63365)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-de-Coppel <small>(63368)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice <small>(63378)</small>
1. Saint-Sandoux <small>(63395)</small>
1. Saint-Saturnin <small>(63396)</small>
1. Sallèdes <small>(63405)</small>
1. Saulzet-le-Froid <small>(63407)</small>
1. La Sauvetat <small>(63413)</small>
1. Tallende <small>(63425)</small>
1. Trézioux <small>(63438)</small>
1. Vassel <small>(63445)</small>
1. Vertaizon <small>(63453)</small>
1. Veyre-Monton <small>(63455)</small>
1. Vic-le-Comte <small>(63457)</small>
1. Yronde-et-Buron <small>(63472)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|63113|Clermont-Ferrand|141,365|Clermont-Ferrand-1, Clermont-Ferrand-2 Clermont-Ferrand-3, Clermont-Ferrand-4 Clermont-Ferrand-5, Clermont-Ferrand-6 || Clermont Auvergne Métropole||
|63124|Cournon-d'Auvergne|19,515|Cournon-d'Auvergne|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63075|Chamalières|17,623|Chamalières|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63032|Beaumont|11,060|Beaumont|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63284|Pont-du-Château|10,655|Pont-du-Château|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63164|Gerzat|10,487|Gerzat|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63014|Aubière|9,832|Aubière|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63193|Lempdes|8,267|Pont-du-Château|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63307|Romagnat|7,876|Aubière|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|
|63063|Cébazat|7,553|Cébazat|Clermont Auvergne Métropole|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Clermont-Ferrand
- **insee**: 632
- **nbcomm**: 74
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Clermont-Ferrand
- **area**: 912.6
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes