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.

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 Riom there are 10 cantons:

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

Communes
The arrondissement of Riom has 155 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Category:Arrondissements of Puy-de-Dôme