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.

## 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 Clermont-Ferrand there are 18 cantons:

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

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Clermont-Ferrand has 75 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

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

## References