Arrondissement of Brioude

The Arrondissement of Brioude is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 111 communes.[1] Its population is 45,768 (2016), and its area is 1,886.8 km2 (728.5 sq mi).[2]

Brioude
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
No. of communes111
SubprefectureBrioude
Area
 • Total1,886.8 km2 (728.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total45,768
 • Density24/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE code431

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Brioude are:[1]

  1. Agnat
  2. Ally
  3. Arlet
  4. Aubazat
  5. Autrac
  6. Auvers
  7. Auzon
  8. Azérat
  9. Beaumont
  10. Berbezit
  11. La Besseyre-Saint-Mary
  12. Blassac
  13. Blesle
  14. Bonneval
  15. Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre
  16. Brioude
  17. Cerzat
  18. La Chaise-Dieu
  19. Chambezon
  20. Champagnac-le-Vieux
  21. Chanaleilles
  22. Chaniat
  23. Chanteuges
  24. La Chapelle-Geneste
  25. Charraix
  26. Chassagnes
  27. Chassignolles
  28. Chastel
  29. Chavaniac-Lafayette
  30. Chazelles
  31. Chilhac
  32. La Chomette
  33. Cistrières
  34. Cohade
  35. Collat
  36. Connangles
  37. Couteuges
  38. Cronce
  39. Cubelles
  40. Desges
  41. Domeyrat
  42. Espalem
  43. Esplantas-Vazeilles
  44. Félines
  45. Ferrussac
  46. Fontannes
  47. Frugerès-les-Mines
  48. Frugières-le-Pin
  49. Grenier-Montgon
  50. Grèzes
  51. Javaugues
  52. Jax
  53. Josat
  54. Lamothe
  55. Langeac
  56. Laval-sur-Doulon
  57. Lavaudieu
  58. Lavoûte-Chilhac
  59. Lempdes-sur-Allagnon
  60. Léotoing
  61. Lorlanges
  62. Lubilhac
  63. Malvières
  64. Mazerat-Aurouze
  65. Mazeyrat-d'Allier
  66. Mercœur
  67. Monistrol-d'Allier
  68. Montclard
  69. Paulhac
  70. Paulhaguet
  71. Pébrac
  72. Pinols
  73. Prades
  74. Saint-Arcons-d'Allier
  75. Saint-Austremoine
  76. Saint-Beauzire
  77. Saint-Bérain
  78. Saint-Christophe-d'Allier
  79. Saint-Cirgues
  80. Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon
  81. Sainte-Eugénie-de-Villeneuve
  82. Sainte-Florine
  83. Sainte-Marguerite
  84. Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle
  85. Saint-Georges-d'Aurac
  86. Saint-Géron
  87. Saint-Hilaire
  88. Saint-Ilpize
  89. Saint-Julien-des-Chazes
  90. Saint-Just-près-Brioude
  91. Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges
  92. Saint-Pal-de-Senouire
  93. Saint-Préjet-Armandon
  94. Saint-Préjet-d'Allier
  95. Saint-Privat-du-Dragon
  96. Saint-Vénérand
  97. Saint-Vert
  98. Salzuit
  99. Saugues
  100. Sembadel
  101. Siaugues-Sainte-Marie
  102. Tailhac
  103. Thoras
  104. Torsiac
  105. Vals-le-Chastel
  106. Venteuges
  107. Vergongheon
  108. Vézézoux
  109. Vieille-Brioude
  110. Villeneuve-d'Allier
  111. Vissac-Auteyrac

History

The arrondissement of Brioude was created in 1800.[3] In 2007 it absorbed the canton of Saugues from the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay.[3]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Brioude were, as of January 2015:[4]

  1. Auzon
  2. Blesle
  3. Brioude-Nord
  4. Brioude-Sud
  5. La Chaise-Dieu
  6. Langeac
  7. Lavoûte-Chilhac
  8. Paulhaguet
  9. Pinols
  10. Saugues
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References
  1. "Arrondissement de Brioude (431)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. Historique de la Haute-Loire
  4. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

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