Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isère département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of La Tour-du-Pin.

La Tour-du-Pin
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
No. of communes136
SubprefectureLa Tour-du-Pin
Area
1,543.1 km2 (595.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
302,380
INSEE code382

History

When the Isère department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is bordered to the north and northeast by the Ain department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the arrondissement of Grenoble, to the west by the arrondissement of Vienne, and to the northwest by the Rhône department.

It is in the northeast of the department and is the second largest arrondissement with an area of 1,489.7 km2 (575.2 sq mi),[2] and the second in population with 270,681 inhabitants and a density of 181.7 inhabitants/km².[3]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin there are 8 cantons:

  1. Bourgoin-Jallieu (3802)
  2. Chartreuse-Guiers (3803) (partly)
  3. Charvieu-Chavagneux (3804)
  4. Le Grand-Lemps (3808) (partly)
  5. L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (partly)
  6. Morestel (3817)
  7. La Tour-du-Pin (3824)
  8. La Verpillière (3826) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin has 137 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné (38001)
  2. Annoisin-Chatelans (38010)
  3. Anthon (38011)
  4. Aoste (38012)
  5. Apprieu (38013)
  6. Arandon-Passins (38297)
  7. Les Avenières-Veyrins-Thuellin (38022)
  8. La Balme-les-Grottes (38026)
  9. La Bâtie-Montgascon (38029)
  10. Belmont (38038)
  11. Bévenais (38042)
  12. Bilieu (38043)
  13. Biol (38044)
  14. Bizonnes (38046)
  15. Blandin (38047)
  16. Bonnefamille (38048)
  17. Le Bouchage (38050)
  18. Bourgoin-Jallieu (38053)
  19. Bouvesse-Quirieu (38054)
  20. Brangues (38055)
  21. Burcin (38063)
  22. Cessieu (38064)
  23. Châbons (38065)
  24. Chamagnieu (38067)
  25. La Chapelle-de-la-Tour (38076)
  26. Charancieu (38080)
  27. Charavines (38082)
  28. Charette (38083)
  29. Charvieu-Chavagneux (38085)
  30. Chassignieu (38089)
  31. Châteauvilain (38091)
  32. Chavanoz (38097)
  33. Chélieu (38098)
  34. Chèzeneuve (38102)
  35. Chimilin (38104)
  36. Chozeau (38109)
  37. Colombe (38118)
  38. Corbelin (38124)
  39. Courtenay (38135)
  40. Crachier (38136)
  41. Crémieu (38138)
  42. Creys-Mépieu (38139)
  43. Dizimieu (38146)
  44. Doissin (38147)
  45. Dolomieu (38148)
  46. Domarin (38149)
  47. Eclose-Badinières (38152)
  48. Les Éparres (38156)
  49. Eydoche (38159)
  50. Faverges-de-la-Tour (38162)
  51. Flachères (38167)
  52. Four (38172)
  53. Frontonas (38176)
  54. Le Grand-Lemps (38182)
  55. Granieu (38183)
  56. Hières-sur-Amby (38190)
  57. L'Isle-d'Abeau (38193)
  58. Janneyrias (38197)
  59. Leyrieu (38210)
  60. Massieu (38222)
  61. Maubec (38223)
  62. Merlas (38228)
  63. Meyrié (38230)
  64. Montagnieu, Isère (38246)
  65. Montalieu-Vercieu (38247)
  66. Montcarra (38250)
  67. Montferrat (38256)
  68. Montrevel, Isère (38257)
  69. Moras (38260)
  70. Morestel (38261)
  71. Nivolas-Vermelle (38276)
  72. Optevoz (38282)
  73. Oyeu (38287)
  74. Panissage (38293)
  75. Panossas (38294)
  76. Parmilieu (38295)
  77. Le Passage (38296)
  78. Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (38315)
  79. Pont-de-Chéruy (38316)
  80. Porcieu-Amblagnieu (38320)
  81. Pressins (38323)
  82. Roche (38339)
  83. Rochetoirin (38341)
  84. Romagnieu (38343)
  85. Ruy-Montceau (38348)
  86. Saint-Alban-de-Roche (38352)
  87. Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre (38354)
  88. Saint-André-le-Gaz (38357)
  89. Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour (38365)
  90. Saint-Bueil (38372)
  91. Saint-Chef (38374)
  92. Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour (38377)
  93. Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes (38380)
  94. Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour (38381)
  95. Sainte-Blandine (38369)
  96. Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine (38386)
  97. Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens (38392)
  98. Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne (38398)
  99. Saint-Jean-de-Soudain (38401)
  100. Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil (38415)
  101. Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre (38420)
  102. Saint-Ondras (38434)
  103. Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (38449)
  104. Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas (38451)
  105. Saint-Savin (38455)
  106. Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel (38458)
  107. Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires (38460)
  108. Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu (38464)
  109. Saint-Victor-de-Morestel (38465)
  110. Salagnon (38467)
  111. Satolas-et-Bonce (38475)
  112. Sérézin-de-la-Tour (38481)
  113. Sermérieu (38483)
  114. Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu (38488)
  115. Soleymieu (38494)
  116. Succieu (38498)
  117. Tignieu-Jameyzieu (38507)
  118. Torchefelon (38508)
  119. La Tour-du-Pin (38509)
  120. Trept (38515)
  121. Valencogne (38520)
  122. Vasselin (38525)
  123. Vaulx-Milieu (38530)
  124. Velanne (38531)
  125. Vénérieu (38532)
  126. Vernas (38535)
  127. La Verpillière (38537)
  128. Vertrieu (38539)
  129. Veyssilieu (38542)
  130. Vézeronce-Curtin (38543)
  131. Vignieu (38546)
  132. Villages du Lac de Paladru (38292)
  133. Villefontaine (38553)
  134. Villemoirieu (38554)
  135. Villette-d'Anthon (38557)
  136. Virieu (38560)
  137. Voissant (38564)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
38053Bourgoin-Jallieu27,366Bourgoin-JallieuCA Porte de l'Isère
38553Villefontaine18,463L’Isle-d'AbeauCA Porte de l'Isère
38193L'Isle-d'Abeau16,040L’Isle-d'AbeauCA Porte de l'Isère
38085Charvieu-Chavagneux8,695Charvieu-ChavagneuxLyon Saint-Éxupéry-en-Dauphiné
38509La Tour-du-Pin7,934La Tour-du-PinLes Vals du Dauphiné
38022Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin7,590MorestelLes Balcons du Dauphiné
38537La Verpillière6,866La VerpillièreCA Porte de l'Isère
38507Tignieu-Jameyzieu6,750Charvieu-ChavagneuxLes Balcons du Dauphiné
38001Les Abrets en Dauphiné6,440Chartreuse-GuiersLes Vals du Dauphiné
38449Saint-Quentin-Fallavier5,995La VerpillièreCA Porte de l'Isère
38348Ruy-Montceau4,398Bourgoin-JallieuCA Porte de l'Isère

References
  1. "Historique de l'Isère". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Arrondissement de La Tour-du-Pin (382)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-180 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Isère" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. "Arrondissement de La Tour-du-Pin (382)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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