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Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
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Location of Yssingeaux in Haute-Loire
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Communes | 44 |
| Subprefecture | Yssingeaux |
| INSEE code | 433 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,159.7 km2 (447.8 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 84,676 |
| • Density | 73.015/km2 (189.109/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire département. Its capital is the city of Yssingeaux, a subprefecture of the department.
History
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the arrondissement of Yssingeaux, with the name of Le Puy, was part of that original department. In 1988, the name was changed to Puy-en-Velay.
Geography
The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is bordered to the north by the Loire departmens, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and west by the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay.
The arrondissement is in the northeast of the department and is the smallest arrondissement in area, 1,159.7 km2 (447.8 sq mi), but the second in population, with 84,676 inhabitants and a density of 73.0 inhabitants/km².
The department is in the basin of the Loire river.
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 Yssingeaux, there are 8 cantons:
- Aurec-sur-Loire (4301)
- Bas-en-Basset (4302)
- Boutières (4303)
- Deux Rivières et Vallées (4305)
- Mézenc (4308) (partly)
- Monistrol-sur-Loire (4309
- Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (4311) (partly)
- Yssingeaux (4319)
Communes
The arrondissement of Yssingeaux has 44 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Araules (43007)
- Aurec-sur-Loire (43012)
- Bas-en-Basset (43020)
- Beaux (43024)
- Beauzac (43025)
- Bessamorel (43028)
- Boisset (43034)
- Chenereilles (43069)
- Dunières (43087)
- Grazac (43102)
- La Chapelle-d'Aurec (43058)
- La Séauve-sur-Semène (43236)
- Lapte (43114)
- Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (43051)
- Le Mas-de-Tence (43129)
- Les Villettes (43265)
- Malvalette (43127)
- Mazet-Saint-Voy (43130)
- Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137)
- Montfaucon-en-Velay (43141)
- Montregard (43142)
- Pont-Salomon (43153)
- Raucoules (43159)
- Retournac (43162)
- Riotord (43163)
- Saint-André-de-Chalencon (43166)
- Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid (43172)
- Saint-Didier-en-Velay (43177)
- Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure (43184)
- Saint-Jeures (43199)
- Saint-Julien-Molhesabate (43204)
- Saint-Julien-du-Pinet (43203)
- Saint-Just-Malmont (43205)
- Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon (43211)
- Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon (43212)
- Saint-Pal-de-Mons (43213)
- Saint-Romain-Lachalm (43223)
- Saint-Victor-Malescours (43227)
- Sainte-Sigolène (43224)
- Solignac-sous-Roche (43240)
- Tence (43244)
- Tiranges (43246)
- Valprivas (43249)
- Yssingeaux (43268)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 43137 | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 8,808 | Monistrol-sur-Loire | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron |
| 43268 | Yssingeaux | 7,105 | Yssingeaux | Les Sucs |
| 43012 | Aurec-sur-Loire | 6,035 | Aurec-sur-Loire | Loire et Semène |
| 43224 | Sainte-Sigolène | 5,952 | Les Deux Rivières et Vallées | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron |
| 43020 | Bas-en-Basset | 4,314 | Bas-en-Basset | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron |
| 43205 | Saint-Just-Malmont | 4,153 | Aurec-sur-Loire | Loire et Semène |
| 43177 | Saint-Didier-en-Velay | 3,465 | Les Deux Rivières et Vallées | Loire et Semène |
| 43244 | Tence | 3,127 | Boutières | Le Haut-Lignon |
| 43162 | Retournac | 2,886 | Bas-en-Basset | Les Sucs |
| 43087 | Dunières | 2,875 | Boutières | Le Pays de Montfaucon |
| 43025 | Beauzac | 2,854 | Bas-en-Basset | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Yssingeaux para niños
