Arrondissement of Issoire

The arrondissement of Issoire 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 Issoire.
History.
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Issoire was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Issoire is in the southwest of the department and borders to the north with the "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand, to the east with the "arrondissement" of Ambert, to the southeast with the Haute-Loire department, to the south with the Cantal department, and to the west and northwest with the "arrondissement" of Riom.
The "arrondissement" of Issoire is the second largest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 62,931 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 Issoire there are 5 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Issoire has 135 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: