Arrondissement of Istres

The arrondissement of Istres is an arrondissement of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Istres. History The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981. Geography The arrondissement of Istres is in the south of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is bordered to the north and east by the Aix-en-Provence arrondissement, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Arles arrondissement. The arrondissement of Istres is the smallest arrondissement of the department in area, 599.3 km2 (231.4 sq mi); it has a population of 312,489 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 Istres and 3 of them do not have all their communes in the arrondissement: Communes The arrondissement of Istres has 18 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are: Related pages Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department List of arrondissements of France References