Arrondissement of Thiers

The arrondissement of Thiers 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 Thiers.
History.
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Thiers was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Thiers is in the northeast of the department and borders to the north with the Allier department, to the east with the Loire department, to the south with the "arrondissement" of Ambert, to the southwest with the "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand, and to the west and northwest with the "arrondissement" of Riom.
The "arrondissement" of Thiers is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 57,956 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 Thiers there are 4 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Thiers has 44 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: