Arrondissements of Puy-de-Dôme, France: administrative districts and subprefectures
Overview of Puy-de-Dôme's five arrondissements—Ambert, Clermont-Ferrand, Issoire, Riom and Thiers—explaining their roles as administrative districts, subprefectures and subdivisions into communes.
The department of Puy-de-Dôme is organised into five administrative districts known as arrondissements.
In the context of French territorial administration, a department is commonly split into several arrondissements — units that are sometimes rendered in English as "districts" or, in certain cities, as boroughs.
The administrative centre of an arrondissement carries the title of subprefecture. When the departmental prefecture lies inside an arrondissement, that city serves both as the department's prefecture and as the arrondissement's subprefecture.
Each arrondissement is further subdivided into local municipalities called communes, which are the smallest units of local government in France.
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List of the arrondissements
- Ambert — subprefecture: Ambert
- Clermont-Ferrand — prefecture and arrondissement capital: Clermont-Ferrand
- Issoire — subprefecture: Issoire
- Riom — subprefecture: Riom
- Thiers — subprefecture: Thiers
Questions and answers
Q: How many arrondissements are there in the Puy-de-Dôme department?
A: There are 5 arrondissements in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
Q: What are arrondissements?
A: Arrondissements are district divisions within French departments and other countries.
Q: How can arrondissements be translated into English?
A: Arrondissements can be translated into English as districts or, in some cases, as boroughs.
Q: What is the capital of an arrondissement called?
A: The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
Q: What happens if the prefecture of the department is located within an arrondissement?
A: If the prefecture of the department is located within an arrondissement, that prefecture serves as both the capital of the department and as a subprefecture.
Q: What are arrondissements further divided into?
A: Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
Q: How many arrondissements are in the Puy-de-Dôme department and what are they?
A: There are 5 arrondissements in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
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- insee.fr : "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"
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