Arrondissement of Loches

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

## History

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

In 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Loches was eliminated but in 1943 it was made again an _arrondissement_ of the Indre-et-Loire department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Loches is the southeast of the Indre-et-Loire department. It is bordered to the north by the Tours _arrondissement_, to the northeast by the Loir-et-Cher department, to the east and southeast by the Indre department, to the southwest by the Vienne department and to the west by the Chinon _arrondissement_

The _arrondissement_ of Loches is the second largest _arrondissement_ of the department in area, , but the one with fewest people living in it with 50,740 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_.

There are only 2 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Loches:
- Descartes <small>(3706)</small>
- Loches <small>(3709)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Loches has 113 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Abilly <small>(37001)</small>
1. Amboise <small>(37003)</small>
1. Athée-sur-Cher <small>(37008)</small>
1. Autrèche <small>(37009)</small>
1. Auzouer-en-Touraine <small>(37010)</small>
1. Azay-sur-Indre <small>(37016)</small>
1. Barrou <small>(37019)</small>
1. Beaulieu-lès-Loches <small>(37020)</small>
1. Beaumont-Village <small>(37023)</small>
1. Betz-le-Château <small>(37026)</small>
1. Bléré <small>(37027)</small>
1. Bossay-sur-Claise <small>(37028)</small>
1. Bossée <small>(37029)</small>
1. Le Boulay <small>(37030)</small>
1. Bournan <small>(37032)</small>
1. Boussay <small>(37033)</small>
1. Bridoré <small>(37039)</small>
1. Cangey <small>(37043)</small>
1. La Celle-Guenand <small>(37044)</small>
1. La Celle-Saint-Avant <small>(37045)</small>
1. Céré-la-Ronde <small>(37046)</small>
1. Chambon <small>(37048)</small>
1. Chambourg-sur-Indre <small>(37049)</small>
1. Chanceaux-près-Loches <small>(37053)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin <small>(37057)</small>
1. Chargé <small>(37060)</small>
1. Charnizay <small>(37061)</small>
1. Château-Renault <small>(37063)</small>
1. Chaumussay <small>(37064)</small>
1. Chédigny <small>(37066)</small>
1. Chemillé-sur-Indrois <small>(37069)</small>
1. Chenonceaux <small>(37070)</small>
1. Chisseaux <small>(37073)</small>
1. Cigogné <small>(37075)</small>
1. Ciran <small>(37078)</small>
1. Civray-de-Touraine <small>(37079)</small>
1. Civray-sur-Esves <small>(37080)</small>
1. Cormery <small>(37083)</small>
1. Courçay <small>(37085)</small>
1. La Croix-en-Touraine <small>(37091)</small>
1. Crotelles <small>(37092)</small>
1. Cussay <small>(37094)</small>
1. Dame-Marie-les-Bois <small>(37095)</small>
1. Dierre <small>(37096)</small>
1. Dolus-le-Sec <small>(37097)</small>
1. Draché <small>(37098)</small>
1. Épeigné-les-Bois <small>(37100)</small>
1. Esves-le-Moutier <small>(37103)</small>
1. La Ferrière <small>(37106)</small>
1. Ferrière-Larçon <small>(37107)</small>
1. Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu <small>(37108)</small>
1. Francueil <small>(37110)</small>
1. Genillé <small>(37111)</small>
1. Le Grand-Pressigny <small>(37113)</small>
1. La Guerche <small>(37114)</small>
1. Descartes <small>(37115)</small>
1. Les Hermites <small>(37116)</small>
1. Le Liège <small>(37127)</small>
1. Ligueil <small>(37130)</small>
1. Limeray <small>(37131)</small>
1. Loches <small>(37132)</small>
1. Loché-sur-Indrois <small>(37133)</small>
1. Louans <small>(37134)</small>
1. Le Louroux <small>(37136)</small>
1. Lussault-sur-Loire <small>(37138)</small>
1. Luzillé <small>(37141)</small>
1. Manthelan <small>(37143)</small>
1. Marcé-sur-Esves <small>(37145)</small>
1. Monthodon <small>(37155)</small>
1. Montrésor <small>(37157)</small>
1. Montreuil-en-Touraine <small>(37158)</small>
1. Morand <small>(37160)</small>
1. Mosnes <small>(37161)</small>
1. Mouzay <small>(37162)</small>
1. Nazelles-Négron <small>(37163)</small>
1. Neuillé-le-Lierre <small>(37166)</small>
1. Neuilly-le-Brignon <small>(37168)</small>
1. Neuville-sur-Brenne <small>(37169)</small>
1. Noizay <small>(37171)</small>
1. Nouans-les-Fontaines <small>(37173)</small>
1. Nouzilly <small>(37175)</small>
1. Orbigny <small>(37177)</small>
1. Paulmy <small>(37181)</small>
1. Perrusson <small>(37183)</small>
1. Le Petit-Pressigny <small>(37184)</small>
1. Pocé-sur-Cisse <small>(37185)</small>
1. Preuilly-sur-Claise <small>(37189)</small>
1. Reignac-sur-Indre <small>(37192)</small>
1. Saint-Bauld <small>(37209)</small>
1. Saint-Flovier <small>(37218)</small>
1. Saint-Hippolyte <small>(37221)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain <small>(37222)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines <small>(37224)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-le-Beau <small>(37225)</small>
1. Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets <small>(37229)</small>
1. Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes <small>(37230)</small>
1. Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois <small>(37234)</small>
1. Saint-Règle <small>(37236)</small>
1. Saint-Senoch <small>(37238)</small>
1. Saunay <small>(37240)</small>
1. Sennevières <small>(37246)</small>
1. Sepmes <small>(37247)</small>
1. Souvigny-de-Touraine <small>(37252)</small>
1. Sublaines <small>(37253)</small>
1. Tauxigny <small>(37254)</small>
1. Tournon-Saint-Pierre <small>(37259)</small>
1. Varennes <small>(37265)</small>
1. Verneuil-sur-Indre <small>(37269)</small>
1. Villedômain <small>(37275)</small>
1. Villedômer <small>(37276)</small>
1. Villeloin-Coulangé <small>(37277)</small>
1. Vou <small>(37280)</small>
1. Yzeures-sur-Creuse <small>(37282)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|37003|Amboise|13,371|Amboise|Le Val d'Amboise|
|37132|Loches|6,321|Loches|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37115|Descartes|3,623|Descartes|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37130|Ligueil|2,237|Descartes|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37020|Beaulieu-lès-Loches|1,811|Loches|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37111|Genillé|1,562|Loches|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37183|Perrusson|1,540|Loches|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37282|Yzeures-sur-Creuse|1,443|Descartes|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37143|Manthelan|1,402|Descartes|Loches Sud Touraine|
|37049|Chambourg-sur-Indre|1,384|Loches|Loches Sud Touraine|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Loches
- **insee**: 373
- **nbcomm**: 112
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Loches
- **area**: 2742.5
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Loches 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire