Canton of Riom

The canton of Riom is an administrative division of the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Riom.[1]

Riom
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
No. of communes5
SeatRiom
Government
 • RepresentativesStéphanie Flori-Dutour
Jean-Philippe Perret
 • Term of office2015-2021
Area
 • Total63.94 km2 (24.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total24,039
 • Density376/km2 (970/sq mi)
INSEE code63 25

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

  1. Chambaron-sur-Morge
  2. Le Cheix
  3. Pessat-Villeneuve
  4. Riom
  5. Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Stéphanie Flori-Dutour DVD Administrative executive
2015 Jean-Philippe Perret DVD Mayor of Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom

Pictures of the canton
Riom and its roofs
Roman bridge in Le Cheix

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-07-12.

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