Arrondissement of Nyons

The arrondissement of Nyons is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Drôme département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Nyons.

Nyons
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
No. of communes149
SubprefectureNyons
Area
2,478.1 km2 (956.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
150,713
INSEE code262

History

When the arrrondissements of France were created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Nyons was part of the department of Drôme.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Nyons is the most southern of the arrondissements of the department; it has an enclave of the Vaucluse department. It is the largest arrondissement of the department, with an area of 2,358.7 square kilometres (911 square miles).[3] It is the second arrondissement in population with 141,971 inhabitants and a population density of 62.1 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement of Nyons is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Die, to the west by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the southeast by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the south by the Vaucluse department and to the west by the Ardèche department.

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.

There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Nyons: they are:

  1. Dieulefit (2603) (partly)
  2. Grignan (2606)
  3. Montélimar-1 (2608)
  4. Montélimar-2 (2609)
  5. Nyons et Baronnies (2610)
  6. Le Tricastin (2614)

Communes

The arrondissement of Nyons has 149 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Aleyrac (26003)
  2. Allan (26005)
  3. Ancône (26008)
  4. Arpavon (26013)
  5. Aubres (26016)
  6. Aulan (26018)
  7. Ballons (26022)
  8. Barret-de-Lioure (26026)
  9. La Bâtie-Rolland (26031)
  10. La Baume-de-Transit (26033)
  11. Beauvoisin (26043)
  12. La Bégude-de-Mazenc (26045)
  13. Bellecombe-Tarendol (26046)
  14. Bénivay-Ollon (26048)
  15. Bésignan (26050)
  16. Bézaudun-sur-Bîne (26051)
  17. Bonlieu-sur-Roubion (26052)
  18. Bouchet (26054)
  19. Bourdeaux (26056)
  20. Bouvières (26060)
  21. Buis-les-Baronnies (26063)
  22. Chamaret (26070)
  23. Chantemerle-lès-Grignan (26073)
  24. La Charce (26075)
  25. Charols (26078)
  26. Châteauneuf-de-Bordette (26082)
  27. Châteauneuf-du-Rhône (26085)
  28. Chaudebonne (26089)
  29. Chauvac-Laux-Montaux (26091)
  30. Clansayes (26093)
  31. Cléon-d'Andran (26095)
  32. Colonzelle (26099)
  33. Comps (26101)
  34. Condillac (26102)
  35. Condorcet (26103)
  36. Cornillac (26104)
  37. Cornillon-sur-l'Oule (26105)
  38. La Coucourde (26106)
  39. Crupies (26111)
  40. Curnier (26112)
  41. Dieulefit (26114)
  42. Donzère (26116)
  43. Espeluche (26121)
  44. Eygalayes (26126)
  45. Eygaliers (26127)
  46. Eyroles (26130)
  47. Eyzahut (26131)
  48. Ferrassières (26135)
  49. La Garde-Adhémar (26138)
  50. Les Granges-Gontardes (26145)
  51. Grignan (26146)
  52. Izon-la-Bruisse (26150)
  53. Laborel (26153)
  54. Lachau (26154)
  55. La Laupie (26157)
  56. Lemps (26161)
  57. Malataverne (26169)
  58. Manas (26171)
  59. Marsanne (26176)
  60. Mérindol-les-Oliviers (26180)
  61. Mévouillon (26181)
  62. Mirabel-aux-Baronnies (26182)
  63. Mollans-sur-Ouvèze (26188)
  64. Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze (26189)
  65. Montaulieu (26190)
  66. Montboucher-sur-Jabron (26191)
  67. Montbrison-sur-Lez (26192)
  68. Montbrun-les-Bains (26193)
  69. Montélimar (26198)
  70. Montferrand-la-Fare (26199)
  71. Montfroc (26200)
  72. Montguers (26201)
  73. Montjoux (26202)
  74. Montjoyer (26203)
  75. Montréal-les-Sources (26209)
  76. Montségur-sur-Lauzon (26211)
  77. Nyons (26220)
  78. Orcinas (26222)
  79. Le Pègue (26226)
  80. Pelonne (26227)
  81. La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze (26229)
  82. Piégon (26233)
  83. Pierrelatte (26235)
  84. Pierrelongue (26236)
  85. Les Pilles (26238)
  86. Plaisians (26239)
  87. Le Poët-en-Percip (26242)
  88. Le Poët-Laval (26243)
  89. Le Poët-Sigillat (26244)
  90. Pommerol (26245)
  91. Pont-de-Barret (26249)
  92. Portes-en-Valdaine (26251)
  93. Propiac (26256)
  94. Puygiron (26257)
  95. Réauville (26261)
  96. Reilhanette (26263)
  97. Rémuzat (26264)
  98. Rioms (26267)
  99. Rochebaudin (26268)
  100. Rochebrune (26269)
  101. Rochefort-en-Valdaine (26272)
  102. Rochegude (26275)
  103. Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne (26276)
  104. La Roche-sur-le-Buis (26278)
  105. La Rochette-du-Buis (26279)
  106. Roussas (26284)
  107. Rousset-les-Vignes (26285)
  108. Roussieux (26286)
  109. Roynac (26287)
  110. Sahune (26288)
  111. Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze (26292)
  112. Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze (26303)
  113. Sainte-Jalle (26306)
  114. Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas (26304)
  115. Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion (26305)
  116. Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet (26312)
  117. Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues (26317)
  118. Saint-May (26318)
  119. Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes (26322)
  120. Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (26324)
  121. Saint-Restitut (26326)
  122. Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet (26329)
  123. Salettes (26334)
  124. Salles-sous-Bois (26335)
  125. Saulce-sur-Rhône (26337)
  126. Sauzet (26338)
  127. Savasse (26339)
  128. Séderon (26340)
  129. Solérieux (26342)
  130. Souspierre (26343)
  131. Suze-la-Rousse (26345)
  132. Taulignan (26348)
  133. Teyssières (26350)
  134. Les Tonils (26351)
  135. La Touche (26352)
  136. Les Tourrettes (26353)
  137. Truinas (26356)
  138. Tulette (26357)
  139. Valaurie (26360)
  140. Valouse (26363)
  141. Venterol (26367)
  142. Verclause (26369)
  143. Vercoiran (26370)
  144. Vers-sur-Méouge (26372)
  145. Vesc (26373)
  146. Villebois-les-Pins (26374)
  147. Villefranche-le-Château (26375)
  148. Villeperdrix (26376)
  149. Vinsobres (26377)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
26198Montélimar37,193Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2CA Montélimar
26235Pierrelatte13,071Le TricastinDrôme Sud Provence
26324Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux8,944Le TricastinDrôme Sud Provence
26220Nyons6,641Nyons et BaronniesLes Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
26116Donzère5,507GrignanDrôme Sud Provence
26114Dieulefit3,061DieulefitDieulefit-Bourdeaux
26085Châteauneuf-du-Rhône2,640Montélimar-2CA Montélimar
26063Buis-les-Baronnies2,281Nyons et BaronniesLes Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
26191Montboucher-sur-Jabron2,248Montélimar-2CA Montélimar
26345Suze-la-Rousse2,042Le TricastinDrôme Sud Provence

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 Drôme". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Nyons (262)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 September 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 2 September 2017.
  5. "Département de la Drôme (26)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Nyons (262)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

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