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.

### 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:

1. Crest <small>(2602)</small> (partly)
1. Dieulefit <small>(2603)</small> (partly)
1. Le Diois <small>(2604)</small>
1. Loriol-sur-Drôme <small>(2607)</small> (partly)
1. Vercors-Monts du Matin <small>(2619)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Die has 113 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26165|Livron-sur-Drôme|8,927|Loriol-sur-Drôme|Le Val de Drôme|
|26108|Crest|8,211|Crest|Le Crestois et du Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme|
|26166|Loriol-sur-Drôme|6,305|Loriol-sur-Drôme|Le Val de Drôme|
|26113|Die|4,516|Le Diois|Le Diois|
|26006|Allex|2,463|Loriol-sur-Drôme|Le Val de Drôme|
|26011|Aouste-sur-Sye|2,436|Crest|Le Crestois et du Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme|
|26208|Montoison|1,889|Loriol-sur-Drôme|Le Val de Drôme|
|26144|Grane|1,858|Crest|Le Val de Drôme|
|26125|Eurre|1,262|Crest|Le Val de Drôme|
|26289|Saillans|1,231|Le Diois|Le Crestois et du Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme|
|26183|Mirabel-et-Blacons|1,007|Crest|Le Crestois et du Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Drôme department
- Communes of the Drôme department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Die
- **insee**: 261
- **nbcomm**: 113
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Die, Drôme, Die
- **area**: 2535.6
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Die 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes