Arrondissement of Die

The arrondissement of Die is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Drôme département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Die.

History
When the Drôme department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Die was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Die is in the center west of the department, with an area of . It has 42,955 inhabitants, the arrondissement with fewest people living in it, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Die is bordered to the north and west by the arrondissement of Valence, to the northeast by the Isère department, to the south by the arrondissement of Nyons.

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 5 cantons in the arrondissement of Die: they are:

 Crest (2602) (partly)
 Dieulefit (2603) (partly)
 Le Diois (2604)
 Loriol-sur-Drôme (2607) (partly)
 Vercors-Monts du Matin (2619) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Die has 113 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

Allex (26006)
Aouste-sur-Sye (26011)
Arnayon (26012)
Aubenasson (26015)
Aucelon (26017)
Aurel (26019)
Autichamp (26021)
Barnave (26025)
Barsac (26027)
La Bâtie-des-Fonds (26030)
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne (26035)
Beaumont-en-Diois (26036)
Beaurières (26040)
Bellegarde-en-Diois (26047)
Boulc (26055)
Bouvante (26059)
Brette (26062)
Chabrillan (26065)
Le Chaffal (26066)
Chalancon (26067)
Chamaloc (26069)
La Chapelle-en-Vercors (26074)
La Chaudière (26090)
Charens (26076)
Chastel-Arnaud (26080)
Châtillon-en-Diois (26086)
Cliousclat (26097)
Cobonne (26098)
Crest (26108)
Die (26113)
Divajeu (26115)
Échevis (26117)
Espenel (26122)
Establet (26123)
Eurre (26125)
Eygluy-Escoulin (26128)
Félines-sur-Rimandoule (26134)
Francillon-sur-Roubion (26137)
Gigors-et-Lozeron (26141)
Glandage (26142)
Grane (26144)
Gumiane (26147)
Jonchères (26152)
Laval-d'Aix (26159)
Léoncel (26163)
Lesches-en-Diois (26164)
Livron-sur-Drôme (26165)
Loriol-sur-Drôme (26166)
Luc-en-Diois (26167)
Lus-la-Croix-Haute (26168)
Marignac-en-Diois (26175)
Menglon (26178)
Mirabel-et-Blacons (26183)
Mirmande (26185)
Miscon (26186)
Montclar-sur-Gervanne (26195)
Montlaur-en-Diois (26204)
Montmaur-en-Diois (26205)
Montoison (26208)
Mornans (26214)
La Motte-Chalancon (26215)
La Motte-Fanjas (26217)
Omblèze (26221)
Oriol-en-Royans (26223)
Pennes-le-Sec (26228)
Piégros-la-Clastre (26234)
Plan-de-Baix (26240)
Le Poët-Célard (26241)
Ponet-et-Saint-Auban (26246)
Pontaix (26248)
Poyols (26253)
Pradelle (26254)
Les Prés (26255)
Puy-Saint-Martin (26258)
Recoubeau-Jansac (26262)
La Répara-Auriples (26020)
Rimon-et-Savel (26266)
Rochechinard (26270)
Rochefourchat (26274)
La Roche-sur-Grane (26277)
Romeyer (26282)
Rottier (26283)
Saillans (26289)
Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (26290)
Saint-Andéol (26291)
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois (26296)
Saint-Dizier-en-Diois (26300)
Sainte-Croix (26299)
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (26302)
Saint-Jean-en-Royans (26307)
Saint-Julien-en-Quint (26308)
Saint-Julien-en-Vercors (26309)
Saint-Laurent-en-Royans (26311)
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (26315)
Saint-Martin-le-Colonel (26316)
Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans (26320)
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert (26321)
Saint-Roman (26327)
Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois (26328)
Saint-Thomas-en-Royans (26331)
Saou (26336)
Solaure-en-Diois (26001)
Soyans (26344)
Suze (26346)
Treschenu-Creyers (26354)
Vachères-en-Quint (26359)
Valdrôme (26361)
Val-Maravel (26136)
Vassieux-en-Vercors (26364)
Vaunaveys-la-Rochette (26365)
Vercheny (26368)
Véronne (26371)
Volvent (26378)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Drôme department
 Communes of the Drôme department

References

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