The 6th constituency of Puy-de-Dôme is a French legislative constituency

Constituency (France)

France is divided into 577 constituencies for the legislative elections . Members of Parliament to the National Assembly are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years...

 in the Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005...

 département in the Auvergne region

Régions of France

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 of France

France

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The 6th constituency of Puy-de-Dôme was eliminated based on 2010 redistricting

2010 Redistricting of French Legislative Constituencies

The French Constitutional Council approved the redistricting of electoral boundaries in February 2010 to reflect France's changing demographics. The population ratio between the most populated and least populated constituencies was reduced from the 1986 redistricting results of 1:3.6 to 1:2 now...

 mandated by Law No. 86-1197 of 24 November 1986. Before its excision, the 6th constituency consisted of Aigueperse

Aigueperse

Aigueperse is the name of two communes in France:* Aigueperse, Puy-de-Dôme, in the Puy-de-Dôme département* Aigueperse, Rhône, in the Rhône département...

, Combronde

Combronde

Combronde is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...

, Ennezat

Ennezat

Ennezat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...

, Manzat

Manzat

Manzat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-External links:* *...

, Menat

Menat, Puy-de-Dôme

Menat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-Gastronomy:The pâté aux pommes de terre and, the "pain des Combrailles" are specialities of the region.-References:*...

, Montaigut en Combraille, Pionsat

Pionsat

Pionsat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...

, Pontaumur

Pontaumur

Pontaumur is a village and commune situated 41 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...

, Pontgibaud

Pontgibaud

Pontgibaud is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.It is located in the Massif Central region of France on the banks of the Sioule River. The area around the town was historically known for silver and lead mining....

, Randan

Randan

A randan is a boat rowed by three persons, stern and bow using a single oar each and the central person a pair of sculls. The word is of unknown origin, and can hardly be connected with a slang term for a row or spree, which is found as early as the beginning of the 18th century and is generally...

, Riom

Riom

Riom is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-History:Until the French Revolution, Riom was the capital of the province of Auvergne, and the seat of the dukes of Auvergne. The city was of Gaulish origin, the Roman Ricomagus...

, Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne

Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne

Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...

. The cantons and communes that once made up the 6th constituency were merged with Puy-de-Dôme's 2nd constituency.

2007

Sources

• Official results of French elections from 2007:
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