Arrondissement of Nyons

The **arrondissement of Nyons** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Drôme _département_ in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Nyons.

## History

When the _arrrondissements_ of France were created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Nyons was part of the department of Drôme.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Nyons is the most southern of the _arrondissements_ of the department; it has an enclave of the Vaucluse department. It is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department, with an area of . It is the second _arrondissement_ in population with 141,971 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Nyons is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ of Die, to the west by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the southeast by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the south by the Vaucluse department and to the west by the Ardèche department.

### 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 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Nyons: they are:

1. Dieulefit <small>(2603)</small> (partly)
1. Grignan <small>(2606)</small>
1. Montélimar-1 <small>(2608)</small>
1. Montélimar-2 <small>(2609)</small>
1. Nyons et Baronnies <small>(2610)</small>
1. Le Tricastin <small>(2614)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Nyons has 149 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aleyrac <small>(26003)</small>
1. Allan <small>(26005)</small>
1. Ancône <small>(26008)</small>
1. Arpavon <small>(26013)</small>
1. Aubres <small>(26016)</small>
1. Aulan <small>(26018)</small>
1. Ballons <small>(26022)</small>
1. Barret-de-Lioure <small>(26026)</small>
1. La Bâtie-Rolland <small>(26031)</small>
1. La Baume-de-Transit <small>(26033)</small>
1. Beauvoisin <small>(26043)</small>
1. La Bégude-de-Mazenc <small>(26045)</small>
1. Bellecombe-Tarendol <small>(26046)</small>
1. Bénivay-Ollon <small>(26048)</small>
1. Bésignan <small>(26050)</small>
1. Bézaudun-sur-Bîne <small>(26051)</small>
1. Bonlieu-sur-Roubion <small>(26052)</small>
1. Bouchet <small>(26054)</small>
1. Bourdeaux <small>(26056)</small>
1. Bouvières <small>(26060)</small>
1. Buis-les-Baronnies <small>(26063)</small>
1. Chamaret <small>(26070)</small>
1. Chantemerle-lès-Grignan <small>(26073)</small>
1. La Charce <small>(26075)</small>
1. Charols <small>(26078)</small>
1. Châteauneuf-de-Bordette <small>(26082)</small>
1. Châteauneuf-du-Rhône <small>(26085)</small>
1. Chaudebonne <small>(26089)</small>
1. Chauvac-Laux-Montaux <small>(26091)</small>
1. Clansayes <small>(26093)</small>
1. Cléon-d'Andran <small>(26095)</small>
1. Colonzelle <small>(26099)</small>
1. Comps <small>(26101)</small>
1. Condillac <small>(26102)</small>
1. Condorcet <small>(26103)</small>
1. Cornillac <small>(26104)</small>
1. Cornillon-sur-l'Oule <small>(26105)</small>
1. La Coucourde <small>(26106)</small>
1. Crupies <small>(26111)</small>
1. Curnier <small>(26112)</small>
1. Dieulefit <small>(26114)</small>
1. Donzère <small>(26116)</small>
1. Espeluche <small>(26121)</small>
1. Eygalayes <small>(26126)</small>
1. Eygaliers <small>(26127)</small>
1. Eyroles <small>(26130)</small>
1. Eyzahut <small>(26131)</small>
1. Ferrassières <small>(26135)</small>
1. La Garde-Adhémar <small>(26138)</small>
1. Les Granges-Gontardes <small>(26145)</small>
1. Grignan <small>(26146)</small>
1. Izon-la-Bruisse <small>(26150)</small>
1. Laborel <small>(26153)</small>
1. Lachau <small>(26154)</small>
1. La Laupie <small>(26157)</small>
1. Lemps <small>(26161)</small>
1. Malataverne <small>(26169)</small>
1. Manas <small>(26171)</small>
1. Marsanne <small>(26176)</small>
1. Mérindol-les-Oliviers <small>(26180)</small>
1. Mévouillon <small>(26181)</small>
1. Mirabel-aux-Baronnies <small>(26182)</small>
1. Mollans-sur-Ouvèze <small>(26188)</small>
1. Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze <small>(26189)</small>
1. Montaulieu <small>(26190)</small>
1. Montboucher-sur-Jabron <small>(26191)</small>
1. Montbrison-sur-Lez <small>(26192)</small>
1. Montbrun-les-Bains <small>(26193)</small>
1. Montélimar <small>(26198)</small>
1. Montferrand-la-Fare <small>(26199)</small>
1. Montfroc <small>(26200)</small>
1. Montguers <small>(26201)</small>
1. Montjoux <small>(26202)</small>
1. Montjoyer <small>(26203)</small>
1. Montréal-les-Sources <small>(26209)</small>
1. Montségur-sur-Lauzon <small>(26211)</small>
1. Nyons <small>(26220)</small>
1. Orcinas <small>(26222)</small>
1. Le Pègue <small>(26226)</small>
1. Pelonne <small>(26227)</small>
1. La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze <small>(26229)</small>
1. Piégon <small>(26233)</small>
1. Pierrelatte <small>(26235)</small>
1. Pierrelongue <small>(26236)</small>
1. Les Pilles <small>(26238)</small>
1. Plaisians <small>(26239)</small>
1. Le Poët-en-Percip <small>(26242)</small>
1. Le Poët-Laval <small>(26243)</small>
1. Le Poët-Sigillat <small>(26244)</small>
1. Pommerol <small>(26245)</small>
1. Pont-de-Barret <small>(26249)</small>
1. Portes-en-Valdaine <small>(26251)</small>
1. Propiac <small>(26256)</small>
1. Puygiron <small>(26257)</small>
1. Réauville <small>(26261)</small>
1. Reilhanette <small>(26263)</small>
1. Rémuzat <small>(26264)</small>
1. Rioms <small>(26267)</small>
1. Rochebaudin <small>(26268)</small>
1. Rochebrune <small>(26269)</small>
1. Rochefort-en-Valdaine <small>(26272)</small>
1. Rochegude <small>(26275)</small>
1. Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne <small>(26276)</small>
1. La Roche-sur-le-Buis <small>(26278)</small>
1. La Rochette-du-Buis <small>(26279)</small>
1. Roussas <small>(26284)</small>
1. Rousset-les-Vignes <small>(26285)</small>
1. Roussieux <small>(26286)</small>
1. Roynac <small>(26287)</small>
1. Sahune <small>(26288)</small>
1. Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze <small>(26292)</small>
1. Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze <small>(26303)</small>
1. Sainte-Jalle <small>(26306)</small>
1. Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas <small>(26304)</small>
1. Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion <small>(26305)</small>
1. Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet <small>(26312)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues <small>(26317)</small>
1. Saint-May <small>(26318)</small>
1. Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes <small>(26322)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux <small>(26324)</small>
1. Saint-Restitut <small>(26326)</small>
1. Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet <small>(26329)</small>
1. Salettes <small>(26334)</small>
1. Salles-sous-Bois <small>(26335)</small>
1. Saulce-sur-Rhône <small>(26337)</small>
1. Sauzet <small>(26338)</small>
1. Savasse <small>(26339)</small>
1. Séderon <small>(26340)</small>
1. Solérieux <small>(26342)</small>
1. Souspierre <small>(26343)</small>
1. Suze-la-Rousse <small>(26345)</small>
1. Taulignan <small>(26348)</small>
1. Teyssières <small>(26350)</small>
1. Les Tonils <small>(26351)</small>
1. La Touche <small>(26352)</small>
1. Les Tourrettes <small>(26353)</small>
1. Truinas <small>(26356)</small>
1. Tulette <small>(26357)</small>
1. Valaurie <small>(26360)</small>
1. Valouse <small>(26363)</small>
1. Venterol <small>(26367)</small>
1. Verclause <small>(26369)</small>
1. Vercoiran <small>(26370)</small>
1. Vers-sur-Méouge <small>(26372)</small>
1. Vesc <small>(26373)</small>
1. Villebois-les-Pins <small>(26374)</small>
1. Villefranche-le-Château <small>(26375)</small>
1. Villeperdrix <small>(26376)</small>
1. Vinsobres <small>(26377)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26198|Montélimar|37,193|Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2|CA Montélimar|
|26235|Pierrelatte|13,071|Le Tricastin|Drôme Sud Provence|
|26324|Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux|8,944|Le Tricastin|Drôme Sud Provence|
|26220|Nyons|6,641|Nyons et Baronnies|Les Baronnies en Drôme Provençale|
|26116|Donzère|5,507|Grignan|Drôme Sud Provence|
|26114|Dieulefit|3,061|Dieulefit|Dieulefit-Bourdeaux|
|26085|Châteauneuf-du-Rhône|2,640|Montélimar-2|CA Montélimar|
|26063|Buis-les-Baronnies|2,281|Nyons et Baronnies|Les Baronnies en Drôme Provençale|
|26191|Montboucher-sur-Jabron|2,248|Montélimar-2|CA Montélimar|
|26345|Suze-la-Rousse|2,042|Le Tricastin|Drôme Sud Provence|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Nyons
- **insee**: 262
- **nbcomm**: 149
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Nyons
- **area**: 2478.1
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Nyons 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes