Arrondissement of Yssingeaux

Yssingeaux
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
No. of communes	44
Subprefecture	Yssingeaux
Area	1,159.7 km^2 (447.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	85,960
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE code	433

The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Loire departement in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 44 communes.^[2] Its population is 85,960 (2021), and its area is 1,159.7 km² (447.8 sq mi).^[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Yssingeaux, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Araules (43007)
2. Aurec-sur-Loire (43012)
3. Bas-en-Basset (43020)
4. Beaux (43024)
5. Beauzac (43025)
6. Bessamorel (43028)
7. Boisset (43034)
8. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (43051)
9. La Chapelle-d'Aurec (43058)
10. Chenereilles (43069)
11. Dunières (43087)
12. Grazac (43102)
13. Lapte (43114)
14. Malvalette (43127)
15. Le Mas-de-Tence (43129)
16. Mazet-Saint-Voy (43130)
17. Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137)
18. Montfaucon-en-Velay (43141)
19. Montregard (43142)
20. Pont-Salomon (43153)
21. Raucoules (43159)
22. Retournac (43162)
23. Riotord (43163)
24. Saint-André-de-Chalencon (43166)
25. Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid (43172)
26. Saint-Didier-en-Velay (43177)
27. Sainte-Sigolène (43224)
28. Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure (43184)
29. Saint-Jeures (43199)
30. Saint-Julien-du-Pinet (43203)
31. Saint-Julien-Molhesabate (43204)
32. Saint-Just-Malmont (43205)
33. Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon (43211)
34. Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon (43212)
35. Saint-Pal-de-Mons (43213)
36. Saint-Romain-Lachalm (43223)
37. Saint-Victor-Malescours (43227)
38. La Séauve-sur-Semène (43236)
39. Solignac-sous-Roche (43240)
40. Tence (43244)
41. Tiranges (43246)
42. Valprivas (43249)
43. Les Villettes (43265)
44. Yssingeaux (43268)

History

The arrondissement of Yssingeaux was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.^[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 Yssingeaux were, as of January 2015:^[5]

1. Aurec-sur-Loire
2. Bas-en-Basset
3. Monistrol-sur-Loire
4. Montfaucon-en-Velay
5. Retournac
6. Saint-Didier-en-Velay
7. Sainte-Sigolène
8. Tence
9. Yssingeaux

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement d'Yssingeaux (433)". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
4. Historique de la Haute-Loire
5. "Populations légales 2012: 43 Haute-Loire" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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