Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay

Le Puy-en-Velay
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
No. of communes102
PrefectureLe Puy-en-Velay
Area
1,930.7 km2 (745.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
97,088
 • Density50/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE code432

The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 102 communes.[2] Its population is 96,495 (2021), and its area is 1,930.7 km2 (745.4 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Aiguilhe (43002)
  2. Allègre (43003)
  3. Alleyrac (43004)
  4. Alleyras (43005)
  5. Arlempdes (43008)
  6. Arsac-en-Velay (43010)
  7. Bains (43018)
  8. Barges (43019)
  9. Beaulieu (43021)
  10. Beaune-sur-Arzon (43023)
  11. Bellevue-la-Montagne (43026)
  12. Blanzac (43030)
  13. Blavozy (43032)
  14. Borne (43036)
  15. Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas (43037)
  16. Le Brignon (43039)
  17. Brives-Charensac (43041)
  18. Cayres (43042)
  19. Céaux-d'Allègre (43043)
  20. Ceyssac (43045)
  21. Chadrac (43046)
  22. Chadron (43047)
  23. Chamalières-sur-Loire (43049)
  24. Champclause (43053)
  25. La Chapelle-Bertin (43057)
  26. Chaspinhac (43061)
  27. Chaspuzac (43062)
  28. Chaudeyrolles (43066)
  29. Chomelix (43071)
  30. Costaros (43077)
  31. Coubon (43078)
  32. Craponne-sur-Arzon (43080)
  33. Cussac-sur-Loire (43084)
  34. Espaly-Saint-Marcel (43089)
  35. Les Estables (43091)
  36. Fay-sur-Lignon (43092)
  37. Fix-Saint-Geneys (43095)
  38. Freycenet-la-Cuche (43097)
  39. Freycenet-la-Tour (43098)
  40. Goudet (43101)
  41. Jullianges (43108)
  42. Lafarre (43109)
  43. Landos (43111)
  44. Lantriac (43113)
  45. Laussonne (43115)
  46. Lavoûte-sur-Loire (43119)
  47. Lissac (43122)
  48. Loudes (43124)
  49. Malrevers (43126)
  50. Mézères (43134)
  51. Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (43135)
  52. Monlet (43138)
  53. Le Monteil (43140)
  54. Montusclat (43143)
  55. Moudeyres (43144)
  56. Ouides (43145)
  57. Le Pertuis (43150)
  58. Polignac (43152)
  59. Pradelles (43154)
  60. Présailles (43156)
  61. Le Puy-en-Velay (43157)
  62. Queyrières (43158)
  63. Rauret (43160)
  64. Roche-en-Régnier (43164)
  65. Rosières (43165)
  66. Saint-Arcons-de-Barges (43168)
  67. Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison (43174)
  68. Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan (43180)
  69. Saint-Étienne-Lardeyrol (43181)
  70. Saint-Front (43186)
  71. Saint-Geneys-près-Saint-Paulien (43187)
  72. Saint-Georges-Lagricol (43189)
  73. Saint-Germain-Laprade (43190)
  74. Saint-Haon (43192)
  75. Saint-Hostien (43194)
  76. Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux (43196)
  77. Saint-Jean-de-Nay (43197)
  78. Saint-Jean-Lachalm (43198)
  79. Saint-Julien-Chapteuil (43200)
  80. Saint-Julien-d'Ance (43201)
  81. Saint-Martin-de-Fugères (43210)
  82. Saint-Paul-de-Tartas (43215)
  83. Saint-Paulien (43216)
  84. Saint-Pierre-du-Champ (43217)
  85. Saint-Pierre-Eynac (43218)
  86. Saint-Privat-d'Allier (43221)
  87. Saint-Victor-sur-Arlanc (43228)
  88. Saint-Vidal (43229)
  89. Saint-Vincent (43230)
  90. Salettes (43231)
  91. Sanssac-l'Église (43233)
  92. Séneujols (43238)
  93. Solignac-sur-Loire (43241)
  94. Vals-près-le-Puy (43251)
  95. Varennes-Saint-Honorat (43252)
  96. Les Vastres (43253)
  97. Vazeilles-Limandre (43254)
  98. Vergezac (43257)
  99. Vernassal (43259)
  100. Le Vernet (43260)
  101. Vielprat (43263)
  102. Vorey (43267)

History

The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay was created in 1800.[4] In 2007 it lost the canton of Saugues to the arrondissement of Brioude.[4]

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 Le Puy-en-Velay were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Allègre
  2. Cayres
  3. Craponne-sur-Arzon
  4. Fay-sur-Lignon
  5. Loudes
  6. Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
  7. Pradelles
  8. Le Puy-en-Velay-Est
  9. Le Puy-en-Velay-Nord
  10. Le Puy-en-Velay-Ouest
  11. Le Puy-en-Velay-Sud-Est
  12. Le Puy-en-Velay-Sud-Ouest
  13. Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
  14. Saint-Paulien
  15. Solignac-sur-Loire
  16. Vorey

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 43 Haute-Loire" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Historique de la Haute-Loire
  5. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 43 Haute-Loire" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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