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:

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

## References