Arrondissement of Loches

The arrondissement of Loches is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Loches.

Loches
Arrondissement
Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire
Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
No. of communes112
SubprefectureLoches
Area
2,742.5 km2 (1,058.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
116,926
INSEE code373

History

When the Indre-et-Loire department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Loches was part of that original department.[2]

In 1926, the arrondissement of Loches was eliminated but in 1943 it was made again an arrondissement of the Indre-et-Loire department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Loches is the southeast of the Indre-et-Loire department. It is bordered to the north by the Tours arrondissement, to the northeast by the Loir-et-Cher department, to the east and southeast by the Indre department, to the southwest by the Vienne department and to the west by the Chinon arrondissement

The arrondissement of Loches is the second largest arrondissement of the department in area, 1,803.4 km2 (696.3 sq mi), but the one with fewest people living in it with 50,740 inhabitants.[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.

There are only 2 cantons in the arrondissement of Loches:

  • Descartes (3706)
  • Loches (3709)

Communes

The arrondissement of Loches has 113 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[5]

  1. Abilly (37001)
  2. Amboise (37003)
  3. Athée-sur-Cher (37008)
  4. Autrèche (37009)
  5. Auzouer-en-Touraine (37010)
  6. Azay-sur-Indre (37016)
  7. Barrou (37019)
  8. Beaulieu-lès-Loches (37020)
  9. Beaumont-Village (37023)
  10. Betz-le-Château (37026)
  11. Bléré (37027)
  12. Bossay-sur-Claise (37028)
  13. Bossée (37029)
  14. Le Boulay (37030)
  15. Bournan (37032)
  16. Boussay (37033)
  17. Bridoré (37039)
  18. Cangey (37043)
  19. La Celle-Guenand (37044)
  20. La Celle-Saint-Avant (37045)
  21. Céré-la-Ronde (37046)
  22. Chambon (37048)
  23. Chambourg-sur-Indre (37049)
  24. Chanceaux-près-Loches (37053)
  25. La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin (37057)
  26. Chargé (37060)
  27. Charnizay (37061)
  28. Château-Renault (37063)
  29. Chaumussay (37064)
  30. Chédigny (37066)
  31. Chemillé-sur-Indrois (37069)
  32. Chenonceaux (37070)
  33. Chisseaux (37073)
  34. Cigogné (37075)
  35. Ciran (37078)
  36. Civray-de-Touraine (37079)
  37. Civray-sur-Esves (37080)
  38. Cormery (37083)
  39. Courçay (37085)
  40. La Croix-en-Touraine (37091)
  41. Crotelles (37092)
  42. Cussay (37094)
  43. Dame-Marie-les-Bois (37095)
  44. Dierre (37096)
  45. Dolus-le-Sec (37097)
  46. Draché (37098)
  47. Épeigné-les-Bois (37100)
  48. Esves-le-Moutier (37103)
  49. La Ferrière (37106)
  50. Ferrière-Larçon (37107)
  51. Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu (37108)
  52. Francueil (37110)
  53. Genillé (37111)
  54. Le Grand-Pressigny (37113)
  55. La Guerche (37114)
  56. Descartes (37115)
  57. Les Hermites (37116)
  58. Le Liège (37127)
  59. Ligueil (37130)
  60. Limeray (37131)
  61. Loches (37132)
  62. Loché-sur-Indrois (37133)
  63. Louans (37134)
  64. Le Louroux (37136)
  65. Lussault-sur-Loire (37138)
  66. Luzillé (37141)
  67. Manthelan (37143)
  68. Marcé-sur-Esves (37145)
  69. Monthodon (37155)
  70. Montrésor (37157)
  71. Montreuil-en-Touraine (37158)
  72. Morand (37160)
  73. Mosnes (37161)
  74. Mouzay (37162)
  75. Nazelles-Négron (37163)
  76. Neuillé-le-Lierre (37166)
  77. Neuilly-le-Brignon (37168)
  78. Neuville-sur-Brenne (37169)
  79. Noizay (37171)
  80. Nouans-les-Fontaines (37173)
  81. Nouzilly (37175)
  82. Orbigny (37177)
  83. Paulmy (37181)
  84. Perrusson (37183)
  85. Le Petit-Pressigny (37184)
  86. Pocé-sur-Cisse (37185)
  87. Preuilly-sur-Claise (37189)
  88. Reignac-sur-Indre (37192)
  89. Saint-Bauld (37209)
  90. Saint-Flovier (37218)
  91. Saint-Hippolyte (37221)
  92. Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain (37222)
  93. Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines (37224)
  94. Saint-Martin-le-Beau (37225)
  95. Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets (37229)
  96. Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes (37230)
  97. Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois (37234)
  98. Saint-Règle (37236)
  99. Saint-Senoch (37238)
  100. Saunay (37240)
  101. Sennevières (37246)
  102. Sepmes (37247)
  103. Souvigny-de-Touraine (37252)
  104. Sublaines (37253)
  105. Tauxigny (37254)
  106. Tournon-Saint-Pierre (37259)
  107. Varennes (37265)
  108. Verneuil-sur-Indre (37269)
  109. Villedômain (37275)
  110. Villedômer (37276)
  111. Villeloin-Coulangé (37277)
  112. Vou (37280)
  113. Yzeures-sur-Creuse (37282)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[6]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
37003Amboise13,371AmboiseLe Val d'Amboise
37132Loches6,321LochesLoches Sud Touraine
37115Descartes3,623DescartesLoches Sud Touraine
37130Ligueil2,237DescartesLoches Sud Touraine
37020Beaulieu-lès-Loches1,811LochesLoches Sud Touraine
37111Genillé1,562LochesLoches Sud Touraine
37183Perrusson1,540LochesLoches Sud Touraine
37282Yzeures-sur-Creuse1,443DescartesLoches Sud Touraine
37143Manthelan1,402DescartesLoches Sud Touraine
37049Chambourg-sur-Indre1,384LochesLoches Sud Touraine
  1. Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department
  2. List of arrondissements of France

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 d'Indre-et-Loire". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "Arrondissement de Loches (373)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-179 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation de cantons dans le département d'Indre-et-Loire" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. "Arrondissement de Loches (373)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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