[2] Its population is 362,578 (2021), and its area is 884.4 km2 (341.5 sq mi).

[3] The communes of the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, and their INSEE codes, are:[2] The arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand was created in 1800.

[5] In January 2021 it lost the commune of Saulzet-le-Froid to the arrondissement of Issoire.

[6] 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 Clermont-Ferrand were, as of January 2015:[7]