The arrondissement of Châteauroux is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Châteauroux.

History
When the Indre department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Châteauroux was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Châteauroux is a central arrondissement in the Indre department. It  is the largest arrondissement of the department both in area with , and in population (126,428 inhabitants).

The lowest point in the arrondissement is  high,  in the "commune" of La Vernelle, and the highest is  high, in the "commune" of Chavin.

It is bordered to the north by the Indre-et-Loire department, to the east by the arrondissement of Issoudun, to the southeast and south by the arrondissement of  La Châtre, to the west by the arrondissement of Le Blanc and to the northwest by the Indre-et-Loire department.

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.

The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Communes
The arrondissement of Châteauroux has 86 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 Ardentes (36005)
 Argenton-sur-Creuse (36006)
 Argy (36007)
 Arpheuilles (36008)
 Arthon (36009)
 Baraize (36012)
 Baudres (36013)
 Bazaiges (36014)
 Bouesse (36022)
 Bouges-le-Château (36023)
 Bretagne (36024)
 Brion (36026)
 Buzançais (36031)
 Ceaulmont (36032)
 Celon (36033)
 La Chapelle-Orthemale (36040)
 Chasseneuil (36042)
 Châteauroux (36044)
 Châtillon-sur-Indre (36045)
 Chavin (36048)
 Chezelles (36050)
 Cléré-du-Bois (36054)
 Clion (36055)
 Coings (36057)
 Cuzion (36062)
 Déols (36063)
 Diors (36064)
 Écueillé (36069)
 Éguzon-Chantôme (36070)
 Étrechet (36071)
 Faverolles (36072)
 Fléré-la-Rivière (36074)
 Fontguenand (36077)
 Francillon (36079)
 Frédille (36080)
 Gargilesse-Dampierre (36081)
 Gehée (36082)
 Heugnes (36086)
 Jeu-les-Bois (36089)
 Jeu-Maloches (36090)
 Langé (36092)
 Levroux (36093)
 Luant (36101)
 Luçay-le-Mâle (36103)
 Lye (36107)
 Mâron (36112)
 Le Menoux (36117)
 Méobecq (36118)
 Montierchaume (36128)
 Mosnay (36131)
 Moulins-sur-Céphons (36135)
 Murs (36136)
 Neuillay-les-Bois (36139)
 Niherne (36142)
 Palluau-sur-Indre (36149)
 Le Pêchereau (36154)
 Pellevoisin (36155)
 Badecon-le-Pin (36158)
 Le Poinçonnet (36159)
 Pommiers (36160)
 Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet (36161)
 Préaux (36166)
 Rouvres-les-Bois (36175)
 Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot (36188)
 Saint-Genou (36194)
 Saint-Lactencin (36198)
 Saint-Marcel (36200)
 Saint-Maur (36202)
 Saint-Médard (36203)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps (36206)
 Sassierges-Saint-Germain (36211)
 Selles-sur-Nahon (36216)
 Sougé (36218)
 Tendu (36219)
 Le Tranger (36225)
 Valençay (36228)
 Velles (36231)
 Vendœuvres (36232)
 La Vernelle (36233)
 Veuil (36235)
 Vicq-sur-Nahon (36237)
 Villedieu-sur-Indre (36241)
 Villegongis (36242)
 Villegouin (36243)
 Villentrois (36244)
 Vineuil (36247)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Indre department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Chateauroux