Arrondissement of Ambert
| Arrondissement of Ambert | |
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Sub-prefecture | Ambert |
| Residents | 27,583 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 1,229.82 km² |
| Cantons | 8th |
| Communities | 58 |
| INSEE code | 631 |
 Location of the Arrondissement of Ambert in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region |
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The Arrondissement Ambert is an administrative district in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The main town ( sub-prefecture ) is Ambert .
history
On March 4, 1790, with the establishment of the Puy-de-Dôme department, a District d'Ambert was also founded, which essentially coincided with today's arrondissement. With the founding of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the district became the arrondissement Ambert. From September 10, 1926 to June 1, 1942, the arrondissement was dissolved, the area belonged to the Arrondissement Thiers at this time .
geography
The arrondissement borders in the north on the arrondissement Thiers , in the east on the arrondissement Montbrison in the department Loire , in the south on the arrondissements Le Puy-en-Velay and Brioude in the department Haute-Loire , in the west on the arrondissement Issoire and in the north-west on the Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand .
The arrondissement is divided into two cantons:
- Canton of Ambert
- Canton of Les Monts du Livradois (with 28 of 38 municipalities)
Communities
The municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ambert are:
The main town, Ambert, is the largest municipality with 6671 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
Reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017
As a result of the reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017, the 3 municipalities Ceilloux , Domaize and Tours-sur-Meymont from the Arrondissement Clermont-Ferrand were assigned to the Arrondissement Ambert.