Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
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Location of Clermont-Ferrand in Puy-de-Dôme
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Communes | 75 |
| Prefecture | Clermont-Ferrand |
| INSEE code | 632 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,796.5 km2 (693.6 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 375,518 |
| • Density | 209.028/km2 (541.379/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand is like a special administrative area in France. It's part of the Puy-de-Dôme department, which is a bit like a county. This department is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The main city and capital of this area is Clermont-Ferrand.
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A Look Back in Time
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was first created in 1790, the Clermont-Ferrand area was already a part of it. It has been an important administrative division for a long time.
Where is Clermont-Ferrand?
The Clermont-Ferrand area is right in the middle of the Puy-de-Dôme department. Other similar areas, called arrondissements, surround it. These include Riom to the north and Issoire to the south.
This area covers about 1,796.5 square kilometers (about 693.6 square miles). It's the most populated arrondissement in the department. In 2014, about 375,518 people lived here. This means there were about 209 people living in each square kilometer.
How is it Organized?
Cantons: Local Divisions
After some changes in France, cantons are no longer just parts of arrondissements. This means a canton can have towns that belong to different arrondissements.
The Clermont-Ferrand area has 18 cantons. These are smaller local divisions:
- Aubière
- Beaumont
- Billom
- Cébazat
- Chamalières
- Clermont-Ferrand-1
- Clermont-Ferrand-2
- Clermont-Ferrand-3
- Clermont-Ferrand-4
- Clermont-Ferrand-5
- Clermont-Ferrand-6
- Cournon-d'Auvergne
- Gerzat (partly)
- Les Martres-de-Veyre
- Les Monts du Livradois (partly)
- Orcines
- Pont-du-Château
- Vic-le-Comte
Communes: The Towns and Villages
The Clermont-Ferrand area has 75 communes. These are like towns or villages. Here are some of them:
- Aubière
- Aulnat
- Authezat
- Aydat
- Beaumont
- Beauregard-l'Évêque
- Billom
- Blanzat
- Bongheat
- Bouzel
- Busséol
- Cébazat
- Le Cendre
- Ceyrat
- Chamalières
- Chanonat
- Chas
- Châteaugay
- Chauriat
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Corent
- Cournols
- Cournon-d'Auvergne
- Le Crest
- Dallet
- Durtol
- Égliseneuve-près-Billom
- Espirat
- Estandeuil
- Fayet-le-Château
- Gerzat
- Glaine-Montaigut
- Isserteaux
- Laps
- Lempdes
- Manglieu
- Les Martres-de-Veyre
- Mauzun
- Mezel
- Mirefleurs
- Montmorin
- Neuville
- Nohanent
- Olloix
- Orcet
- Orcines
- Pérignat-lès-Sarliève
- Pérignat-sur-Allier
- Pignols
- Pont-du-Château
- Reignat
- La Roche-Blanche
- La Roche-Noire
- Romagnat
- Royat
- Saint-Amant-Tallende
- Saint-Bonnet-lès-Allier
- Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne
- Saint-Genès-Champanelle
- Saint-Georges-sur-Allier
- Saint-Jean-des-Ollières
- Saint-Julien-de-Coppel
- Saint-Maurice
- Saint-Sandoux
- Saint-Saturnin
- Sallèdes
- Saulzet-le-Froid
- La Sauvetat
- Tallende
- Trézioux
- Vassel
- Vertaizon
- Veyre-Monton
- Vic-le-Comte
- Yronde-et-Buron
Here are the communes with the most people living in them:
| Commune | Population (2014) |
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| Clermont-Ferrand | 141,365 |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 19,515 |
| Chamalières | 17,623 |
| Beaumont | 11,060 |
| Pont-du-Château | 10,655 |
| Gerzat | 10,487 |
| Aubière | 9,832 |
| Lempdes | 8,267 |
| Romagnat | 7,876 |
| Cébazat | 7,553 |
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See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Clermont-Ferrand para niños
