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Arrondissement of Riom
Arrondissement of France
Location of Riom in Puy-de-Dôme
Location of Riom in Puy-de-Dôme
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Communes 155
Subrefecture Riom
INSEE code 634
Area
 • Total 2,299.7 km2 (887.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 121,158
 • Density 52.6843/km2 (136.452/sq mi)

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 2,299.7 km2 (887.9 sq mi),, and the second in population with 121,158 inhabitants and a density of 52.7 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:

  1. Aigueperse (6301)
  2. Cébazat (6307) (partly)
  3. Châtel-Guyon (6309) (partly)
  4. Gerzat (6317) (partly)
  5. Maringues (6320) (partly)
  6. Orcines (6323) (partly)
  7. Riom (6325)
  8. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (6326)
  9. Saint-Georges-de-Mons (6327)
  10. Saint-Ours (6328) (partly)

Communes

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

  1. Aigueperse (63001)
  2. Les Ancizes-Comps (63004)
  3. Ars-les-Favets (63011)
  4. Artonne (63012)
  5. Aubiat (63013)
  6. Ayat-sur-Sioule (63025)
  7. Bas-et-Lezat (63030)
  8. Beaumont-lès-Randan (63033)
  9. Beauregard-Vendon (63035)
  10. Biollet (63041)
  11. Blot-l'Église (63043)
  12. Bourg-Lastic (63048)
  13. Briffons (63053)
  14. Bromont-Lamothe (63055)
  15. Bussières (63060)
  16. Bussières-et-Pruns (63061)
  17. Buxières-sous-Montaigut (63062)
  18. La Celle (63064)
  19. La Cellette (63067)
  20. Chambaron-sur-Morge (63244)
  21. Champs (63082)
  22. Chanat-la-Mouteyre (63083)
  23. Chapdes-Beaufort (63085)
  24. Chappes (63089)
  25. Chaptuzat (63090)
  26. Charbonnières-les-Varennes (63092)
  27. Charbonnières-les-Vieilles (63093)
  28. Charensat (63094)
  29. Châteauneuf-les-Bains (63100)
  30. Château-sur-Cher (63101)
  31. Châtel-Guyon (63103)
  32. Chavaroux (63107)
  33. Le Cheix (63108)
  34. Cisternes-la-Forêt (63110)
  35. Clerlande (63112)
  36. Combrailles (63115)
  37. Combronde (63116)
  38. Condat-en-Combraille (63118)
  39. La Crouzille (63130)
  40. Davayat (63135)
  41. Durmignat (63140)
  42. Effiat (63143)
  43. Ennezat (63148)
  44. Entraigues (63149)
  45. Enval (63150)
  46. Espinasse (63152)
  47. Fernoël (63159)
  48. Giat (63165)
  49. Gimeaux (63167)
  50. La Goutelle (63170)
  51. Gouttières (63171)
  52. Herment (63175)
  53. Jozerand (63181)
  54. Landogne (63186)
  55. Lapeyrouse (63187)
  56. Lastic (63191)
  57. Limons (63196)
  58. Lisseuil (63197)
  59. Loubeyrat (63198)
  60. Lussat (63200)
  61. Luzillat (63201)
  62. Malauzat (63203)
  63. Malintrat (63204)
  64. Manzat (63206)
  65. Marcillat (63208)
  66. Maringues (63210)
  67. Marsat (63212)
  68. Les Martres-d'Artière (63213)
  69. Martres-sur-Morge (63215)
  70. Menat (63223)
  71. Ménétrol (63224)
  72. Messeix (63225)
  73. Miremont (63228)
  74. Mons (63232)
  75. Montaigut (63233)
  76. Montcel (63235)
  77. Montel-de-Gelat (63237)
  78. Montfermy (63238)
  79. Montpensier (63240)
  80. Moureuille (63243)
  81. Mozac (63245)
  82. Neuf-Église (63251)
  83. Pessat-Villeneuve (63278)
  84. Pionsat (63281)
  85. Pontaumur (63283)
  86. Pontgibaud (63285)
  87. Pouzol (63286)
  88. Prompsat (63288)
  89. Prondines (63289)
  90. Pulvérières (63290)
  91. Puy-Saint-Gulmier (63292)
  92. Le Quartier (63293)
  93. Queuille (63294)
  94. Randan (63295)
  95. Riom (63300)
  96. Roche-d'Agoux (63304)
  97. Saint-Agoulin (63311)
  98. Saint-André-le-Coq (63317)
  99. Saint-Angel (63318)
  100. Saint-Avit (63320)
  101. Saint-Beauzire (63322)
  102. Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom (63327)
  103. Saint-Clément-de-Régnat (63332)
  104. Saint-Denis-Combarnazat (63333)
  105. Sainte-Christine (63329)
  106. Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (63338)
  107. Saint-Étienne-des-Champs (63339)
  108. Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule (63344)
  109. Saint-Genès-du-Retz (63347)
  110. Saint-Georges-de-Mons (63349)
  111. Saint-Germain-près-Herment (63351)
  112. Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne (63354)
  113. Saint-Hilaire (63360)
  114. Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix (63358)
  115. Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges (63359)
  116. Saint-Ignat (63362)
  117. Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur (63363)
  118. Saint-Julien-la-Geneste (63369)
  119. Saint-Laure (63372)
  120. Saint-Maigner (63373)
  121. Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat (63377)
  122. Saint-Myon (63379)
  123. Saint-Ours (63381)
  124. Saint-Pardoux (63382)
  125. Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel (63385)
  126. Saint-Priest-Bramefant (63387)
  127. Saint-Priest-des-Champs (63388)
  128. Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule (63390)
  129. Saint-Rémy-de-Blot (63391)
  130. Saint-Sulpice (63399)
  131. Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin (63400)
  132. Sardon (63406)
  133. Sauret-Besserve (63408)
  134. Sauvagnat (63410)
  135. Savennes (63416)
  136. Sayat (63417)
  137. Servant (63419)
  138. Surat (63424)
  139. Teilhède (63427)
  140. Teilhet (63428)
  141. Thuret (63432)
  142. Tortebesse (63433)
  143. Tralaigues (63436)
  144. Varennes-sur-Morge (63443)
  145. Vensat (63446)
  146. Vergheas (63447)
  147. Verneugheol (63450)
  148. Villeneuve-les-Cerfs (63459)
  149. Villosanges (63460)
  150. Virlet (63462)
  151. Vitrac (63464)
  152. Voingt (63467)
  153. Volvic (63470)
  154. Youx (63471)
  155. Yssac-la-Tourette (63473)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		 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

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