Arrondissement of Issoire

The arrondissement of Issoire 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 Issoire.

History
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Issoire was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Issoire is in the southwest of the department and borders to the north with the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, to the east with the arrondissement of Ambert, to the southeast with the Haute-Loire department, to the south with the Cantal department, and to the west and northwest with the arrondissement of Riom.

The arrondissement of Issoire is the second largest arrondissement of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 62,931 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

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 Issoire there are 5 cantons:

 Brassac-les-Mines (6306)
 Issoire (6318)
 Orcines (6323) (partly)
 Le Sancy (6329) (partly)
 Vic-le-Comte (6331) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Issoire has 135 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Antoingt (63005)
 Anzat-le-Luguet (63006)
 Apchat (63007)
 Ardes (63009)
 Augnat (63017)
 Aulhat-Flat (63160)
 Aurières (63020)
 Auzat-la-Combelle (63022)
 Avèze (63024)
 Bagnols (63028)
 Bansat (63029)
 Beaulieu (63031)
 Bergonne (63036)
 Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (63038)
 Boudes (63046)
 La Bourboule (63047)
 Brassac-les-Mines (63050)
 Brenat (63051)
 Le Breuil-sur-Couze (63052)
 Le Broc (63054)
 Ceyssat (63071)
 Chadeleuf (63073)
 Chalus (63074)
 Chambon-sur-Lac (63077)
 Chaméane (63078)
 Champagnat-le-Jeune (63079)
 Champeix (63080)
 La Chapelle-Marcousse (63087)
 La Chapelle-sur-Usson (63088)
 Charbonnier-les-Mines (63091)
 Chassagne (63097)
 Chastreix (63098)
 Chidrac (63109)
 Clémensat (63111)
 Collanges (63114)
 Compains (63117)
 Coudes (63121)
 Courgoul (63122)
 Creste (63127)
 Cros (63129)
 Dauzat-sur-Vodable (63134)
 Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues (63144)
 Égliseneuve-des-Liards (63145)
 Espinchal (63153)
 Esteil (63156)
 Gelles (63163)
 Gignat (63166)
 La Godivelle (63169)
 Grandeyrolles (63172)
 Heume-l'Église (63176)
 Issoire (63178)
 Jumeaux (63182)
 Labessette (63183)
 Lamontgie (63185)
 Laqueuille (63189)
 Larodde (63190)
 Ludesse (63199)
 Madriat (63202)
 Mareugheol (63209)
 Mazaye (63219)
 Mazoires (63220)
 Meilhaud (63222)
 Montaigut-le-Blanc (63234)
 Mont-Dore (63236)
 Montpeyroux (63241)
 Moriat (63242)
 Murat-le-Quaire (63246)
 Murol (63247)
 Nébouzat (63248)
 Neschers (63250)
 Nonette-Orsonnette (63255)
 Olby (63257)
 Orbeil (63261)
 Orcival (63264)
 Pardines (63268)
 Parent (63269)
 Parentignat (63270)
 Perpezat (63274)
 Perrier (63275)
 Peslières (63277)
 Picherande (63279)
 Plauzat (63282)
 Les Pradeaux (63287)
 Rentières (63299)
 Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand (63303)
 Rochefort-Montagne (63305)
 Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne (63313)
 Saint-Babel (63321)
 Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival (63326)
 Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze (63330)
 Saint-Diéry (63335)
 Saint-Donat (63336)
 Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson (63340)
 Saint-Floret (63342)
 Saint-Genès-Champespe (63346)
 Saint-Genès-la-Tourette (63348)
 Saint-Germain-Lembron (63352)
 Saint-Gervazy (63356)
 Saint-Hérent (63357)
 Saint-Jean-en-Val (63366)
 Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais (63367)
 Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze (63370)
 Saint-Martin-des-Plains (63375)
 Saint-Martin-d'Ollières (63376)
 Saint-Nectaire (63380)
 Saint-Pierre-Colamine (63383)
 Saint-Pierre-Roche (63386)
 Saint-Quentin-sur-Sauxillanges (63389)
 Saint-Rémy-de-Chargnat (63392)
 Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (63397)
 Saint-Victor-la-Rivière (63401)
 Saint-Vincent (63403)
 Saint-Yvoine (63404)
 Saurier (63409)
 Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe (63411)
 Sauxillanges (63415)
 Singles (63421)
 Solignat (63422)
 Sugères (63423)
 Tauves (63426)
 Ternant-les-Eaux (63429)
 La Tour-d'Auvergne (63192)
 Tourzel-Ronzières (63435)
 Trémouille-Saint-Loup (63437)
 Usson (63439)
 Valbeleix (63440)
 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf (63442)
 Varennes-sur-Usson (63444)
 Vernet-la-Varenne (63448)
 Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite (63449)
 Vernines (63451)
 Verrières (63452)
 Vichel (63456)
 Villeneuve (63458)
 Vodable (63466)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 63178  Issoire  14,578  Issoire  CA Pays d'Issoire 63050  Brassac-les-Mines  3,294  Brassac-les-Mines  CA Pays d'Issoire 63022  Auzat-la-Combelle  2,099  Brassac-les-Mines  CA Pays d'Issoire 63352  Saint-Germain-Lembron  1,921  Brassac-les-Mines  CA Pays d'Issoire 63038  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise  1,501  Le Sancy  Massif du Sancy 63080  Champeix  1,314  Le Sancy  CA Pays d'Issoire 63415  Sauxillanges  1,225  Brassac-les-Mines  CA Pays d'Issoire 63121  Coudes  1,194  Vic-le-Comte  CA Pays d'Issoire 63397  Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne  1,119  Le Sancy  Dômes Sancy Artense 63052  Le Breuil-sur-Couze  1,061  Brassac-les-Mines  CA Pays d'Issoire

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

References

Category:Arrondissements of Puy-de-Dôme