Arrondissement of Nîmes

The **arrondissement of Nîmes** is an arrondissement of France, in the Gard department, Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Nîmes.

## History

When the Gard department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Nîmes was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Nîmes is the most eastern of the _arrondissements_ of the Gard department. It is bordered to the north by the Ardèche department, to the northeast by the Vaucluse department, to the east by the Bouches-du-Rhône department, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the Hérault department and to the west by the Le Vigan and the Alès _arrondissements_.

The _arrondissement_ of Nîmes is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department, both in area, , and population (547,598 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 18 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Nîmes. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondiissements_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="3" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3001|Aigues-Mortes||7||**7**|
|3003|Alès-2|10 + part of Alès|4||**14** + part of Alès|
|3005|Bagnols-sur-Cèze||11||**11**|
|3006|Beaucaire||7||**7**|
|3007|Calvisson||27|1|**28**|
|3009|Marguerittes||7||**7**|
|3010|Nîmes-1||part of Nîmes||part of Nîmes|
|3011|Nîmes-2||part of Nîmes||part of Nîmes|
|3012|Nîmes-3||part of Nîmes||part of Nîmes|
|3013|Nîmes-4||part of Nîmes||part of Nîmes|
|3014|Pont-Saint-Esprit||24||**24**|
|3015|Quissac|17|3|24|**44**|
|3016|Redessan||21||**21**|
|3017|Roquemaure||11||**11**|
|3019|Saint-Gilles||8||**8**|
|3020|Uzès||31||**31**|
|3021|Vauvert||10||**10**|
|3023|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon||5||**5**|
|**Total**||**177**||||

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Nîmes has 177 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Aigaliers <small>(30001)</small>
1. Aigues-Mortes <small>(30003)</small>
1. Aigues-Vives <small>(30004)</small>
1. Aiguèze <small>(30005)</small>
1. Aimargues <small>(30006)</small>
1. Les Angles <small>(30011)</small>
1. Aramon <small>(30012)</small>
1. Argilliers <small>(30013)</small>
1. Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac <small>(30014)</small>
1. Aspères <small>(30018)</small>
1. Aubais <small>(30019)</small>
1. Aubord <small>(30020)</small>
1. Aubussargues <small>(30021)</small>
1. Aujargues <small>(30023)</small>
1. Bagnols-sur-Cèze <small>(30028)</small>
1. Baron <small>(30030)</small>
1. Beaucaire <small>(30032)</small>
1. Beauvoisin <small>(30033)</small>
1. Bellegarde <small>(30034)</small>
1. Belvézet <small>(30035)</small>
1. Bernis <small>(30036)</small>
1. Bezouce <small>(30039)</small>
1. Blauzac <small>(30041)</small>
1. Boissières <small>(30043)</small>
1. Bouillargues <small>(30047)</small>
1. Bourdic <small>(30049)</small>
1. Cabrières <small>(30057)</small>
1. Le Cailar <small>(30059)</small>
1. Caissargues <small>(30060)</small>
1. Calvisson <small>(30062)</small>
1. Carsan <small>(30070)</small>
1. Castillon-du-Gard <small>(30073)</small>
1. Caveirac <small>(30075)</small>
1. Cavillargues <small>(30076)</small>
1. Chusclan <small>(30081)</small>
1. Clarensac <small>(30082)</small>
1. Codognan <small>(30083)</small>
1. Codolet <small>(30084)</small>
1. Collias <small>(30085)</small>
1. Collorgues <small>(30086)</small>
1. Combas <small>(30088)</small>
1. Comps <small>(30089)</small>
1. Congénies <small>(30091)</small>
1. Connaux <small>(30092)</small>
1. Cornillon <small>(30096)</small>
1. Crespian <small>(30098)</small>
1. Dions <small>(30102)</small>
1. Domazan <small>(30103)</small>
1. Estézargues <small>(30107)</small>
1. Flaux <small>(30110)</small>
1. Foissac <small>(30111)</small>
1. Fons <small>(30112)</small>
1. Fons-sur-Lussan <small>(30113)</small>
1. Fontanès <small>(30114)</small>
1. Fontarèches <small>(30115)</small>
1. Fournès <small>(30116)</small>
1. Fourques <small>(30117)</small>
1. Gajan <small>(30122)</small>
1. Gallargues-le-Montueux <small>(30123)</small>
1. Le Garn <small>(30124)</small>
1. Garons <small>(30125)</small>
1. Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie <small>(30126)</small>
1. Gaujac <small>(30127)</small>
1. Goudargues <small>(30131)</small>
1. Le Grau-du-Roi <small>(30133)</small>
1. Générac <small>(30128)</small>
1. Issirac <small>(30134)</small>
1. Jonquières-Saint-Vincent <small>(30135)</small>
1. Junas <small>(30136)</small>
1. La Bastide-d'Engras <small>(30031)</small>
1. La Bruguière <small>(30056)</small>
1. La Calmette <small>(30061)</small>
1. La Capelle-et-Masmolène <small>(30067)</small>
1. La Roque-sur-Cèze <small>(30222)</small>
1. La Rouvière <small>(30224)</small>
1. Langlade <small>(30138)</small>
1. Laudun-l'Ardoise <small>(30141)</small>
1. Laval-Saint-Roman <small>(30143)</small>
1. Lecques <small>(30144)</small>
1. Lirac <small>(30149)</small>
1. Lussan <small>(30151)</small>
1. Lédenon <small>(30145)</small>
1. Manduel <small>(30155)</small>
1. Marguerittes <small>(30156)</small>
1. Meynes <small>(30166)</small>
1. Milhaud, Gard <small>(30169)</small>
1. Montagnac <small>(30354)</small>
1. Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers <small>(30174)</small>
1. Montclus <small>(30175)</small>
1. Montfaucon <small>(30178)</small>
1. Montfrin <small>(30179)</small>
1. Montignargues <small>(30180)</small>
1. Montmirat <small>(30181)</small>
1. Montpezat <small>(30182)</small>
1. Moulézan <small>(30183)</small>
1. Moussac <small>(30184)</small>
1. Mus <small>(30185)</small>
1. Nages-et-Solorgues <small>(30186)</small>
1. Nîmes <small>(30189)</small>
1. Orsan <small>(30191)</small>
1. Parignargues <small>(30193)</small>
1. Le Pin <small>(30196)</small>
1. Pont-Saint-Esprit <small>(30202)</small>
1. Pougnadoresse <small>(30205)</small>
1. Poulx <small>(30206)</small>
1. Pouzilhac <small>(30207)</small>
1. Pujaut <small>(30209)</small>
1. Redessan <small>(30211)</small>
1. Remoulins <small>(30212)</small>
1. Rochefort-du-Gard <small>(30217)</small>
1. Rodilhan <small>(30356)</small>
1. Roquemaure <small>(30221)</small>
1. Sabran <small>(30225)</small>
1. Saint-Alexandre <small>(30226)</small>
1. Saint-André-d'Olérargues <small>(30232)</small>
1. Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis <small>(30230)</small>
1. Saint-Bauzély <small>(30233)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard <small>(30235)</small>
1. Saint-Chaptes <small>(30241)</small>
1. Saint-Christol-de-Rodières <small>(30242)</small>
1. Saint-Clément <small>(30244)</small>
1. Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols <small>(30245)</small>
1. Saint-Dionizy <small>(30249)</small>
1. Saint-Dézéry <small>(30248)</small>
1. Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas <small>(30254)</small>
1. Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès <small>(30255)</small>
1. Saint-Gervais <small>(30256)</small>
1. Saint-Gervasy <small>(30257)</small>
1. Saint-Gilles <small>(30258)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan <small>(30260)</small>
1. Saint-Hippolyte-de-Montaigu <small>(30262)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas <small>(30273)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze <small>(30276)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols <small>(30277)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres <small>(30278)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède <small>(30279)</small>
1. Saint-Mamert-du-Gard <small>(30281)</small>
1. Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret <small>(30282)</small>
1. Saint-Maximin <small>(30286)</small>
1. Saint-Michel-d'Euzet <small>(30287)</small>
1. Saint-Nazaire <small>(30288)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-les-Fonts <small>(30355)</small>
1. Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson <small>(30290)</small>
1. Saint-Pons-la-Calm <small>(30292)</small>
1. Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie <small>(30295)</small>
1. Saint-Siffret <small>(30299)</small>
1. Saint-Victor-des-Oules <small>(30301)</small>
1. Saint-Victor-la-Coste <small>(30302)</small>
1. Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts <small>(30251)</small>
1. Sainte-Anastasie <small>(30228)</small>
1. Salazac <small>(30304)</small>
1. Salinelles <small>(30306)</small>
1. Sanilhac-Sagriès <small>(30308)</small>
1. Sauveterre <small>(30312)</small>
1. Sauzet <small>(30313)</small>
1. Saze <small>(30315)</small>
1. Sernhac <small>(30317)</small>
1. Serviers-et-Labaume <small>(30319)</small>
1. Sommières <small>(30321)</small>
1. Souvignargues <small>(30324)</small>
1. Tavel <small>(30326)</small>
1. Théziers <small>(30328)</small>
1. Tresques <small>(30331)</small>
1. Uchaud <small>(30333)</small>
1. Uzès <small>(30334)</small>
1. Vallabrix <small>(30337)</small>
1. Vallabrègues <small>(30336)</small>
1. Valliguières <small>(30340)</small>
1. Vallérargues <small>(30338)</small>
1. Vauvert <small>(30341)</small>
1. Verfeuil <small>(30343)</small>
1. Vergèze <small>(30344)</small>
1. Vers-Pont-du-Gard <small>(30346)</small>
1. Vestric-et-Candiac <small>(30347)</small>
1. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon <small>(30351)</small>
1. Villevieille <small>(30352)</small>
1. Vénéjan <small>(30342)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30189|Nîmes|151,075|Nîmes-1, Nîmes-2, Nîmes-3, Nîmes-4 and Saint-Gilles || Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole||
|30028|Bagnols-sur-Cèze|18,172|Bagnols-sur-Cèze|Le Gard Rhodanien|
|30032|Beaucaire|15,859|Beaucaire|Beaucaire Terre d'Argence|
|30258|Saint-Gilles|13,326|Saint-Gilles|Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole|
|30351|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon|11,716|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon|Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Avignon|
|30341|Vauvert|11,353|Vauvert|Petite Camargue|
|30202|Pont-Saint-Esprit|10,155|Pont-Saint-Esprit|Le Gard Rhodanien|
|30156|Marguerittes|8,577|Marguerittes|Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole|
|30334|Uzès|8,569|Uzès|Pays d'Uzès|
|30011|Les Angles|8,443|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon|Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Avignon|
|30003|Aigues-Mortes|8,417|Aigues-Mortes|Terre de Camargue|
|30133|Le Grau-du-Roi|8,372|Aigues-Mortes|Terre de Camargue|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Nîmes
- **insee**: 302
- **nbcomm**: 180
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Nîmes
- **area**: 3158.1
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Nîmes 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Occitanie