Arrondissement of Chinon

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

## History

When the Indre-et-Loire department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Chinon was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Chinon is the most western of the _arrondissements_ of the Indre-et-Loire department. It is bordered to the north and east by the _arrondissement_ of Tours, to the southeast by the Loches _arrondissement_, to the west by the Vienne department and to the northwest by the Maine-et-Loire department.

The _arrondissement_ of Chinon is the smallest _arrondissement_ of the department in area, , but the second in population (86,952 inhabitants).

### 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 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Chinon are:
1. Chinon <small>(3705)</small>
1. Langeais <small>(3708)</small> (partly)
1. Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine <small>(3713)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Chinon has 106 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Ambillou <small>(37002)</small>
1. Anché <small>(37004)</small>
1. Antogny-le-Tillac <small>(37005)</small>
1. Assay <small>(37007)</small>
1. Avoine <small>(37011)</small>
1. Avon-les-Roches <small>(37012)</small>
1. Avrillé-les-Ponceaux <small>(37013)</small>
1. Beaumont-Louestault <small>(37021)</small>
1. Beaumont-en-Véron <small>(37022)</small>
1. Benais <small>(37024)</small>
1. Bourgueil <small>(37031)</small>
1. Braslou <small>(37034)</small>
1. Braye-sous-Faye <small>(37035)</small>
1. Braye-sur-Maulne <small>(37036)</small>
1. Brèches <small>(37037)</small>
1. Brizay <small>(37040)</small>
1. Bueil-en-Touraine <small>(37041)</small>
1. Candes-Saint-Martin <small>(37042)</small>
1. Cerelles <small>(37047)</small>
1. Champigny-sur-Veude <small>(37051)</small>
1. Channay-sur-Lathan <small>(37055)</small>
1. La Chapelle-sur-Loire <small>(37058)</small>
1. Charentilly <small>(37059)</small>
1. Château-la-Vallière <small>(37062)</small>
1. Chaveignes <small>(37065)</small>
1. Chemillé-sur-Dême <small>(37068)</small>
1. Chezelles <small>(37071)</small>
1. Chinon <small>(37072)</small>
1. Chouzé-sur-Loire <small>(37074)</small>
1. Cinais <small>(37076)</small>
1. Cinq-Mars-la-Pile <small>(37077)</small>
1. Cléré-les-Pins <small>(37081)</small>
1. Continvoir <small>(37082)</small>
1. Couesmes <small>(37084)</small>
1. Courcelles-de-Touraine <small>(37086)</small>
1. Courcoué <small>(37087)</small>
1. Couziers <small>(37088)</small>
1. Cravant-les-Côteaux <small>(37089)</small>
1. Crissay-sur-Manse <small>(37090)</small>
1. Crouzilles <small>(37093)</small>
1. Épeigné-sur-Dême <small>(37101)</small>
1. Faye-la-Vineuse <small>(37105)</small>
1. Gizeux <small>(37112)</small>
1. Hommes <small>(37117)</small>
1. Huismes <small>(37118)</small>
1. L'Île-Bouchard <small>(37119)</small>
1. Jaulnay <small>(37121)</small>
1. Langeais <small>(37123)</small>
1. Lémeré <small>(37125)</small>
1. Lerné <small>(37126)</small>
1. Ligré <small>(37129)</small>
1. Lublé <small>(37137)</small>
1. Luzé <small>(37140)</small>
1. Maillé <small>(37142)</small>
1. Marçay <small>(37144)</small>
1. Marcilly-sur-Maulne <small>(37146)</small>
1. Marcilly-sur-Vienne <small>(37147)</small>
1. Marigny-Marmande <small>(37148)</small>
1. Marray <small>(37149)</small>
1. Mazières-de-Touraine <small>(37150)</small>
1. Neuil <small>(37165)</small>
1. Neuillé-Pont-Pierre <small>(37167)</small>
1. Neuvy-le-Roi <small>(37170)</small>
1. Nouâtre <small>(37174)</small>
1. Noyant-de-Touraine <small>(37176)</small>
1. Panzoult <small>(37178)</small>
1. Parçay-sur-Vienne <small>(37180)</small>
1. Pernay <small>(37182)</small>
1. Ports <small>(37187)</small>
1. Pouzay <small>(37188)</small>
1. Pussigny <small>(37190)</small>
1. Razines <small>(37191)</small>
1. Restigné <small>(37193)</small>
1. Richelieu <small>(37196)</small>
1. Rillé <small>(37198)</small>
1. Rilly-sur-Vienne <small>(37199)</small>
1. Rivière <small>(37201)</small>
1. La Roche-Clermault <small>(37202)</small>
1. Rouziers-de-Touraine <small>(37204)</small>
1. Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher <small>(37206)</small>
1. Saint-Aubin-le-Dépeint <small>(37207)</small>
1. Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt <small>(37210)</small>
1. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais <small>(37213)</small>
1. Saint-Épain <small>(37216)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne <small>(37220)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-de-Lin <small>(37223)</small>
1. Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine <small>(37226)</small>
1. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil <small>(37228)</small>
1. Saint-Paterne-Racan <small>(37231)</small>
1. Côteaux-sur-Loire <small>(37232)</small>
1. Saint-Roch <small>(37237)</small>
1. Savigné-sur-Lathan <small>(37241)</small>
1. Savigny-en-Véron <small>(37242)</small>
1. Sazilly <small>(37244)</small>
1. Semblançay <small>(37245)</small>
1. Seuilly <small>(37248)</small>
1. Sonzay <small>(37249)</small>
1. Souvigné <small>(37251)</small>
1. Tavant <small>(37255)</small>
1. Theneuil <small>(37256)</small>
1. Thizay <small>(37258)</small>
1. La Tour-Saint-Gelin <small>(37260)</small>
1. Trogues <small>(37262)</small>
1. Verneuil-le-Château <small>(37268)</small>
1. Villebourg <small>(37274)</small>
1. Villiers-au-Bouin <small>(37279)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|37072|Chinon|8,073|Chinon|Chinon, Vienne et Loire|
|37123|Langeais|4,341|Langeais|Touraine Ouest Val de Loire|
|37226|Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine|4,328|Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine|Touraine Val de Vienne|
|37031|Bourgueil|3,879|Langeais|Touraine Ouest Val de Loire|
|37077|Cinq-Mars-la-Pile|3,444|Langeais|Touraine Ouest Val de Loire|
|37022|Beaumont-en-Véron|2,712|Chinon|Chinon, Vienne et Loire|
|37074|Chouzé-sur-Loire|2,090|Langeais|Touraine Ouest Val de Loire|
|37196|Richelieu|1,789|Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine|Touraine Val de Vienne|
|37011|Avoine|1,758|Chinon|Chinon, Vienne et Loire|
|37119|L'Île-Bouchard|1,638|Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine|Touraine Val de Vienne|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Chinon
- **insee**: 371
- **nbcomm**: 106
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Chinon
- **area**: 2296.5
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Chinon 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire