Arrondissement of Briey

The arrondissement of Briey is an arrondissement of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Briey. History When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the arrondissement of Briey was part of that original department. Geography The arrondissement of Briey is the most northern of the arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the panhandle. It is bordered to the northwest by Belgium, to the northeast by Luxembourg, to the east by the Moselle department, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Nancy, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Toul and to the west by the Meuse department. The arrondissement of Briey has an area of 1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi). It is the smallest arrondissement but the second in population (164,589 inhabitants). Composition Cantons After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, 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 Briey; they are: Communes The arrondissement of Briey has 130 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː Related pages Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department List of arrondissements of France References