Arrondissement of Bonneville

The arrondissement of Bonneville is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Bonneville.

Bonneville
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
No. of communes60
SubprefectureBonneville
Area
1,558.2 km2 (601.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
189,736
INSEE code742

History

When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Bonneville was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Bonneville is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, to the east by Switzerland, to the southeast by Italy, to the south by the Savoie department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Annecy and to the west by the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.

It is the most eastern arrondissement of the department and is the largest arrondissement with an area of 1,558.2 km2 (601.6 sq mi),[3] and the second in population, with 184,093 inhabitants and a density of 118.1 inhabitants/km².[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Bonneville, there are 7 cantons:

  1. Bonneville (7405) (partly)
  2. Cluses (7406)
  3. Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
  4. Faverges (7408) (partly)
  5. Le Mont-Blanc (7410)
  6. La Roche-sur-Foron (7411) (partly)
  7. Sallanches (7414)

Communes

The arrondissement of Bonneville has 61 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Amancy (74007)
  2. Arenthon (74018)
  3. Arâches-la-Frasse (74014)
  4. Ayse (74024)
  5. Bonneville (74042)
  6. Brizon (74049)
  7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74056)
  8. Châtillon-sur-Cluses (74064)
  9. Cluses (74081)
  10. Combloux (74083)
  11. Contamine-sur-Arve (74087)
  12. Cordon (74089)
  13. Cornier (74090)
  14. Demi-Quartier (74099)
  15. Domancy (74103)
  16. Entremont (74110)
  17. Etaux (74116)
  18. Faucigny (74122)
  19. La Chapelle-Rambaud (74059)
  20. La Côte-d'Arbroz (74091)
  21. La Rivière-Enverse (74223)
  22. La Roche-sur-Foron (74224)
  23. La Tour (74284)
  24. Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières (74212)
  25. Le Reposoir (74221)
  26. Les Contamines-Montjoie (74085)
  27. Les Gets (74134)
  28. Les Houches (74143)
  29. Magland (74159)
  30. Marcellaz (74162)
  31. Marignier (74164)
  32. Marnaz (74169)
  33. Megève (74173)
  34. Mieussy (74183)
  35. Mont-Saxonnex (74189)
  36. Morillon (74190)
  37. Mégevette (74174)
  38. Nancy-sur-Cluses (74196)
  39. Onnion (74205)
  40. Passy (74208)
  41. Peillonnex (74209)
  42. Praz-sur-Arly (74215)
  43. Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (74236)
  44. Saint-Jean-de-Tholome (74240)
  45. Saint-Jeoire (74241)
  46. Saint-Laurent (74244)
  47. Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (74250)
  48. Saint-Sigismond (74252)
  49. Saint-Sixt (74253)
  50. Sallanches (74256)
  51. Samoëns (74258)
  52. Scionzier (74264)
  53. Servoz (74266)
  54. Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (74273)
  55. Taninges (74276)
  56. Thyez (74278)
  57. Vallorcine (74290)
  58. Verchaix (74294)
  59. Ville-en-Sallaz (74304)
  60. Viuz-en-Sallaz (74311)
  61. Vougy (74312)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
74081Cluses17,510ClusesCluses-Arve et Montagnes
74256Sallanches15,754SallanchesPays du Mont-Blanc
74042Bonneville12,575BonnevilleFaucigny-Glières
74224La Roche-sur-Foron11,465La Roche-sur-ForonLe Pays Rochois
74208Passy10,795Le Mont-BlancPays du Mont-Blanc
74056Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8,997Le Mont-BlancLa Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
74264Scionzier8,167ClusesCluses-Arve et Montagnes
74164Marignier6,424BonnevilleFaucigny-Glières
74250Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny6,093BonnevilleLe Pays Rochois
74278Thyez5,891ClusesCluses-Arve et Montagnes

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de la Haute-Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Bonneville (742)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-153 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Savoie" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Bonneville (742)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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