Puy-de-Dôme (; or lo Puèi Domat) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2023, it had a population of 664,453.
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! scope="col" | Commune
! scope="col" | Population (2023)
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| Clermont-Ferrand
| style="text-align: center;" | 146,351
|-
| Cournon-d'Auvergne
| style="text-align: center;" | 19,951
|-
| Riom
| style="text-align: center;" | 18,820
|-
| Chamalières
| style="text-align: center;" | 17,509
|-
| Issoire
| style="text-align: center;" | 15,115
|-
| Pont-du-Château
| style="text-align: center;" | 12,412
|-
| Thiers
| style="text-align: center;" | 11,637
|-
| Beaumont
| style="text-align: center;" | 10,728
|-
| Aubière
| style="text-align: center;" | 10,459
|-
| Gerzat
| style="text-align: center;" | 10,335
|-
| colspan="2" | <small>Source: INSEE - Municipal population</small>
|}
Demographics
Population development since 1801:
Economy
The departmental seat, Clermont-Ferrand, is home to one of the country's best known manufacturing businesses and brands, Michelin. Thiers is the oldest industry place in Auvergne with its cutlery tradition from the 14th century.
The countryside lends itself to tourism and Puy-de-Dôme is a weekend destination for city dwellers. As of 2019, 10.1% of the usable homes in the department were being kept as second homes.
Transport
The department is served by Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, which serves a small number of mostly domestic destinations. The nearest international airport is Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
Politics
The department was the electoral constituency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who served as President of the Republic from 1974 to 1981. The president of the Departmental Council is Lionel Chauvin, elected in July 2021.
Current National Assembly Representatives
National Assembly Representatives to the 15th Legislature
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| Puy-de-Dôme's 1st constituency
| Marianne Maximi
| La France Insoumise
|-
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| Puy-de-Dôme's 2nd constituency
| Christine Pirès-Beaune
| Socialist Party
|-
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| Puy-de-Dôme's 3rd constituency
| Nicolas Bonnet
| The Ecologists
|-
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| Puy-de-Dôme's 4th constituency
| Delphine Lingemann
| MoDem
|-
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| Puy-de-Dôme's 5th constituency
| André Chassaigne
| French Communist Party
|}
Tourism
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File:Clermont vu de Montjuzet.JPG|The black Cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand
File:Saint-Floret1.JPG|Saint-Floret, one of the most beautiful villages of France
File:Puy de dome 2001-12-15.jpg|The Puy de Dôme volcano
File:Lac de Guéry5.JPG|The Lac de Guéry in the Massif Central
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See also
- Cantons of the Puy-de-Dôme department
- Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
- Arrondissements of the Puy-de-Dôme department
- Maurice Persat