Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains

The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains 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 Thonon-les-Bains.

Thonon-les-Bains
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
No. of communes68
SubprefectureThonon-les-Bains
Area
907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
145,809
INSEE code744

History

When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

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

It is most northern of the arrondissements of the department and is the second smallest arrondissement with an area of 907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi),[2] but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of 156.5 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 Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons:

  1. Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
  2. Sciez (7415)
  3. Thonon-les-Bains (7417)

Communes

The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Abondance (74001)
  2. Allinges (74005)
  3. Anthy-sur-Léman (74013)
  4. Armoy (74020)
  5. Ballaison (74025)
  6. Bellevaux (74032)
  7. Bernex (74033)
  8. Bogève (74038)
  9. Bonnevaux (74041)
  10. Bons-en-Chablais (74043)
  11. Boëge (74037)
  12. Brenthonne (74048)
  13. Burdignin (74050)
  14. Cervens (74053)
  15. Champanges (74057)
  16. Chens-sur-Léman (74070)
  17. Chevenoz (74073)
  18. Châtel (74063)
  19. Douvaine (74105)
  20. Draillant (74106)
  21. Essert-Romand (74114)
  22. Évian-les-Bains (74119)
  23. Excenevex (74121)
  24. Fessy (74126)
  25. Féternes (74127)
  26. Habère-Lullin (74139)
  27. Habère-Poche (74140)
  28. La Baume (74030)
  29. La Chapelle-d'Abondance (74058)
  30. La Forclaz (74129)
  31. La Vernaz (74295)
  32. Larringes (74146)
  33. Le Biot (74034)
  34. Loisin (74150)
  35. Lugrin (74154)
  36. Lullin (74155)
  37. Lully (74156)
  38. Lyaud (74157)
  39. Margencel (74163)
  40. Marin (74166)
  41. Massongy (74171)
  42. Maxilly-sur-Léman (74172)
  43. Meillerie (74175)
  44. Messery (74180)
  45. Montriond (74188)
  46. Morzine (74191)
  47. Nernier (74199)
  48. Neuvecelle (74200)
  49. Novel, Haute-Savoie (74203)
  50. Orcier (74206)
  51. Perrignier (74210)
  52. Publier (74218)
  53. Reyvroz (74222)
  54. Saint-André-de-Boëge (74226)
  55. Saint-Gingolph (74237)
  56. Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74238)
  57. Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74249)
  58. Saxel (74261)
  59. Sciez (74263)
  60. Seytroux (74271)
  61. Thollon-les-Mémises (74279)
  62. Thonon-les-Bains (74281)
  63. Vacheresse (74286)
  64. Vailly (74287)
  65. Veigy-Foncenex (74293)
  66. Villard (74301)
  67. Vinzier (74308)
  68. Yvoire (74315)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
74281Thonon-les-Bains34,973Thonon-les-BainsCA Thonon
74119Évian-les-Bains8,822Évian-les-BainsPays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance
74218Publier6,753Évian-les-BainsPays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance
74263Sciez5,592SciezCA Thonon
74105Douvaine5,509SciezCA Thonon
74043Bons-en-Chablais5,337SciezCA Thonon
74005Allinges4,295Thonon-les-BainsCA Thonon
74293Veigy-Foncenex3,409SciezCA Thonon
74200Neuvecelle2,959Évian-les-BainsPays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance
74191Morzine2,893Évian-les-BainsLe Haut-Chablais

References
  1. "Historique de la Haute-Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Arrondissement de Thonon-les-Bains (744)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 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 1 October 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "Arrondissement de Thonon-les-Bains (744)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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