Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

The **arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Isère _département_, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of La Tour-du-Pin.

## History

When the Isère department was created in 1790, the _arrondissement_ of La Tour-du-Pin was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of La Tour-du-Pin is bordered to the north and northeast by the Ain department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the _arrondissement_ of Grenoble, to the west by the _arrondissement_ of Vienne, and to the northwest by the Rhône department.

It is in the northeast of the department and is the second largest _arrondissement_ with an area of , and the second in population with 270,681 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

### 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_.

In the _arrondissement_ of La Tour-du-Pin there are 8 cantons:

1. Bourgoin-Jallieu <small>(3802)</small>
1. Chartreuse-Guiers <small>(3803)</small> (partly)
1. Charvieu-Chavagneux <small>(3804)</small>
1. Le Grand-Lemps <small>(3808)</small> (partly)
1. L’Isle-d'Abeau <small>(3814)</small> (partly)
1. Morestel <small>(3817)</small>
1. La Tour-du-Pin <small>(3824)</small>
1. La Verpillière <small>(3826)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of La Tour-du-Pin has 137 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné <small>(38001)</small>
1. Annoisin-Chatelans <small>(38010)</small>
1. Anthon <small>(38011)</small>
1. Aoste <small>(38012)</small>
1. Apprieu <small>(38013)</small>
1. Arandon-Passins <small>(38297)</small>
1. Les Avenières-Veyrins-Thuellin <small>(38022)</small>
1. La Balme-les-Grottes <small>(38026)</small>
1. La Bâtie-Montgascon <small>(38029)</small>
1. Belmont <small>(38038)</small>
1. Bévenais <small>(38042)</small>
1. Bilieu <small>(38043)</small>
1. Biol <small>(38044)</small>
1. Bizonnes <small>(38046)</small>
1. Blandin <small>(38047)</small>
1. Bonnefamille <small>(38048)</small>
1. Le Bouchage <small>(38050)</small>
1. Bourgoin-Jallieu <small>(38053)</small>
1. Bouvesse-Quirieu <small>(38054)</small>
1. Brangues <small>(38055)</small>
1. Burcin <small>(38063)</small>
1. Cessieu <small>(38064)</small>
1. Châbons <small>(38065)</small>
1. Chamagnieu <small>(38067)</small>
1. La Chapelle-de-la-Tour <small>(38076)</small>
1. Charancieu <small>(38080)</small>
1. Charavines <small>(38082)</small>
1. Charette <small>(38083)</small>
1. Charvieu-Chavagneux <small>(38085)</small>
1. Chassignieu <small>(38089)</small>
1. Châteauvilain <small>(38091)</small>
1. Chavanoz <small>(38097)</small>
1. Chélieu <small>(38098)</small>
1. Chèzeneuve <small>(38102)</small>
1. Chimilin <small>(38104)</small>
1. Chozeau <small>(38109)</small>
1. Colombe <small>(38118)</small>
1. Corbelin <small>(38124)</small>
1. Courtenay <small>(38135)</small>
1. Crachier <small>(38136)</small>
1. Crémieu <small>(38138)</small>
1. Creys-Mépieu <small>(38139)</small>
1. Dizimieu <small>(38146)</small>
1. Doissin <small>(38147)</small>
1. Dolomieu <small>(38148)</small>
1. Domarin <small>(38149)</small>
1. Eclose-Badinières <small>(38152)</small>
1. Les Éparres <small>(38156)</small>
1. Eydoche <small>(38159)</small>
1. Faverges-de-la-Tour <small>(38162)</small>
1. Flachères <small>(38167)</small>
1. Four <small>(38172)</small>
1. Frontonas <small>(38176)</small>
1. Le Grand-Lemps <small>(38182)</small>
1. Granieu <small>(38183)</small>
1. Hières-sur-Amby <small>(38190)</small>
1. L'Isle-d'Abeau <small>(38193)</small>
1. Janneyrias <small>(38197)</small>
1. Leyrieu <small>(38210)</small>
1. Massieu <small>(38222)</small>
1. Maubec <small>(38223)</small>
1. Merlas <small>(38228)</small>
1. Meyrié <small>(38230)</small>
1. Montagnieu, Isère <small>(38246)</small>
1. Montalieu-Vercieu <small>(38247)</small>
1. Montcarra <small>(38250)</small>
1. Montferrat <small>(38256)</small>
1. Montrevel, Isère <small>(38257)</small>
1. Moras <small>(38260)</small>
1. Morestel <small>(38261)</small>
1. Nivolas-Vermelle <small>(38276)</small>
1. Optevoz <small>(38282)</small>
1. Oyeu <small>(38287)</small>
1. Panissage <small>(38293)</small>
1. Panossas <small>(38294)</small>
1. Parmilieu <small>(38295)</small>
1. Le Passage <small>(38296)</small>
1. Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin <small>(38315)</small>
1. Pont-de-Chéruy <small>(38316)</small>
1. Porcieu-Amblagnieu <small>(38320)</small>
1. Pressins <small>(38323)</small>
1. Roche <small>(38339)</small>
1. Rochetoirin <small>(38341)</small>
1. Romagnieu <small>(38343)</small>
1. Ruy-Montceau <small>(38348)</small>
1. Saint-Alban-de-Roche <small>(38352)</small>
1. Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre <small>(38354)</small>
1. Saint-André-le-Gaz <small>(38357)</small>
1. Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour <small>(38365)</small>
1. Saint-Bueil <small>(38372)</small>
1. Saint-Chef <small>(38374)</small>
1. Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour <small>(38377)</small>
1. Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes <small>(38380)</small>
1. Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour <small>(38381)</small>
1. Sainte-Blandine <small>(38369)</small>
1. Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine <small>(38386)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens <small>(38392)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne <small>(38398)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-de-Soudain <small>(38401)</small>
1. Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil <small>(38415)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre <small>(38420)</small>
1. Saint-Ondras <small>(38434)</small>
1. Saint-Quentin-Fallavier <small>(38449)</small>
1. Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas <small>(38451)</small>
1. Saint-Savin <small>(38455)</small>
1. Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel <small>(38458)</small>
1. Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires <small>(38460)</small>
1. Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu <small>(38464)</small>
1. Saint-Victor-de-Morestel <small>(38465)</small>
1. Salagnon <small>(38467)</small>
1. Satolas-et-Bonce <small>(38475)</small>
1. Sérézin-de-la-Tour <small>(38481)</small>
1. Sermérieu <small>(38483)</small>
1. Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu <small>(38488)</small>
1. Soleymieu <small>(38494)</small>
1. Succieu <small>(38498)</small>
1. Tignieu-Jameyzieu <small>(38507)</small>
1. Torchefelon <small>(38508)</small>
1. La Tour-du-Pin <small>(38509)</small>
1. Trept <small>(38515)</small>
1. Valencogne <small>(38520)</small>
1. Vasselin <small>(38525)</small>
1. Vaulx-Milieu <small>(38530)</small>
1. Velanne <small>(38531)</small>
1. Vénérieu <small>(38532)</small>
1. Vernas <small>(38535)</small>
1. La Verpillière <small>(38537)</small>
1. Vertrieu <small>(38539)</small>
1. Veyssilieu <small>(38542)</small>
1. Vézeronce-Curtin <small>(38543)</small>
1. Vignieu <small>(38546)</small>
1. Villages du Lac de Paladru <small>(38292)</small>
1. Villefontaine <small>(38553)</small>
1. Villemoirieu <small>(38554)</small>
1. Villette-d'Anthon <small>(38557)</small>
1. Virieu <small>(38560)</small>
1. Voissant <small>(38564)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|38053|Bourgoin-Jallieu|27,366|Bourgoin-Jallieu|CA Porte de l'Isère|
|38553|Villefontaine|18,463|L’Isle-d'Abeau|CA Porte de l'Isère|
|38193|L'Isle-d'Abeau|16,040|L’Isle-d'Abeau|CA Porte de l'Isère|
|38085|Charvieu-Chavagneux|8,695|Charvieu-Chavagneux|Lyon Saint-Éxupéry-en-Dauphiné|
|38509|La Tour-du-Pin|7,934|La Tour-du-Pin|Les Vals du Dauphiné|
|38022|Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin|7,590|Morestel|Les Balcons du Dauphiné|
|38537|La Verpillière|6,866|La Verpillière|CA Porte de l'Isère|
|38507|Tignieu-Jameyzieu|6,750|Charvieu-Chavagneux|Les Balcons du Dauphiné|
|38001|Les Abrets en Dauphiné|6,440|Chartreuse-Guiers|Les Vals du Dauphiné|
|38449|Saint-Quentin-Fallavier|5,995|La Verpillière|CA Porte de l'Isère|
|38348|Ruy-Montceau|4,398|Bourgoin-Jallieu|CA Porte de l'Isère|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Isère department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: La Tour-du-Pin
- **insee**: 382
- **nbcomm**: 136
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: La Tour-du-Pin
- **pop**: 302380
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 1543.1
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes