Arrondissement of Ambert

The arrondissement of Ambert 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 Ambert.
History.
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Ambert was part of that original department.
In 1926, the "arrondissement" of Ambert was eliminated but, in 1942, it became again an "arrondissement" of the department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Ambert is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Thiers, to the east by the Loire department, to the south by the Haute-Loire department, to the west by the "arrondissement" of Issoire and to the northwest by the "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand.
It is in the southeast of the department and has an area of , and is the "arrondissement" with fewest people living in it, with a population of 26,653 inhabitants and a density of 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 Ambert there are only 2 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Ambert has 58 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: