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. 2021)[1]
152,789
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE code262

The arrondissement of Nyons is an arrondissement of France in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 149 communes.[2] Its population is 148,049 (2016), and its area is 2,478.1 km2 (956.8 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The 149 communes of the arrondissement of Nyons, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

History

The arrondissement of Nyons was created in 1800.[4] In 2006 it absorbed the four cantons of Dieulefit, Marsanne, Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2 from the arrondissement of Valence.[4][5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Drôme, it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Valence and six communes from the arrondissement of Die.[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The eleven cantons of the arrondissement of Nyons were, as of January 2015:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Nyons (262)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. ^ a b Historique de la Drôme
  5. ^ INSEE, Modifications territoriales Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Arrêté n° 16-532, 19 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 738–739. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  7. ^ Populations légales 2012: 26 Drôme, INSEE

44°21′28″N 5°07′52″E / 44.35778°N 5.13111°E / 44.35778; 5.13111

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