Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand

The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Puy-de-Dôme "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
History.
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand is surrounded by the other "arrondissements" of the department: the "arrondissement" of Riom to the north, the "arrondissement" of Thiers to the northeast, the "arrondissement" of Ambert to the east, and the "arrondissement" of Issoire to the south and west.
The "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand is in the centre of the department and has an area of . It is the "arrondissement" with more people living in it, with a population of 375,518 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 Clermont-Ferrand there are 18 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand has 75 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: