Arrondissement of Auch

The arrondissement of Auch is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Gers département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Auch.

History
When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Auch was one of them in the Gers department.

Geography
It is the easternmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of . It is the most populated arrondissement with 87,118 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement is bordered to the north and northwest by the arrondissement of Condom, to the east by the Haute-Garonne department, and to the south and southwest by the arrondissement of Mirande.

Composition
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 Auch, there are four cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Astarac-Gimone, Fezensac, Gascogne-Auscitaine and Gimone-Arrats. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Auch INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Auch  Condom  Mirande3203 Astarac-Gimone1924433204 Auch-15 + part of Auch 5 + part of Auch3205 Auch-213 + part of Auch 13 + part of Auch3206 Auch-39 + part of Auch 9 + part of Auch3208 Fezensac15135333210 Gascogne-Auscitaine211223211 Gimone-Arrats2115363213 L'Isle-Jourdain10103217 Val de Save4040

Communes
The arrondissement of Auch has 154 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Ansan (32002)
 Antras (32003)
 Ardizas (32007)
 Aubiet (32012)
 Auch (32013)
 Augnax (32014)
 Auradé (32016)
 Aurimont (32018)
 Auterive (32019)
 Barran (32029)
 Bazian (32033)
 Beaupuy (32038)
 Belmont (32043)
 Betcave-Aguin (32048)
 Biran (32054)
 Blanquefort (32056)
 Boucagnères (32060)
 Boulaur (32061)
 Bédéchan (32040)
 Bézéril (32051)
 Cadeillan (32069)
 Caillavet (32071)
 Callian (32072)
 Castelnau-Barbarens (32076)
 Castillon-Debats (32088)
 Castillon-Massas (32089)
 Castillon-Savès (32090)
 Castin (32091)
 Catonvielle (32092)
 Cazaux-Savès (32098)
 Cazaux-d'Anglès (32097)
 Clermont-Savès (32105)
 Cologne (32106)
 Crastes (32112)
 Duran (32117)
 Durban (32118)
 Encausse (32120)
 Endoufielle (32121)
 Escornebœuf (32123)
 Espaon (32124)
 Faget-Abbatial (32130)
 Frégouville (32134)
 Garravet (32138)
 Gaujac (32140)
 Gaujan (32141)
 Gimont (32147)
 Giscaro (32148)
 Haulies (32153)
 Jegun (32162)
 Juilles (32165)
 L'Isle-Arné (32157)
 L'Isle-Jourdain (32160)
 Labarthe (32169)
 Labastide-Savès (32171)
 Lahas (32182)
 Lahitte (32183)
 Lamaguère (32186)
 Lartigue (32198)
 Lasseube-Propre (32201)
 Lasséran (32200)
 Lavardens (32204)
 Laymont (32206)
 Le Brouilh-Monbert (32065)
 Leboulin (32207)
 Lias (32210)
 Lombez (32213)
 Lussan (32221)
 Marambat (32231)
 Marestaing (32234)
 Marsan (32237)
 Maurens (32247)
 Meilhan (32250)
 Mirannes (32257)
 Mirepoix (32258)
 Monblanc (32261)
 Monbrun (32262)
 Moncorneil-Grazan (32266)
 Monferran-Plavès (32267)
 Monferran-Savès (32268)
 Mongausy (32270)
 Montadet (32276)
 Montamat (32277)
 Montaut-les-Créneaux (32279)
 Montiron (32288)
 Montpézat (32289)
 Montégut (32282)
 Montégut-Savès (32284)
 Mérens (32251)
 Nizas (32295)
 Noilhan (32297)
 Nougaroulet (32298)
 Orbessan (32300)
 Ordan-Larroque (32301)
 Ornézan (32302)
 Pavie (32307)
 Pellefigue (32309)
 Pessan (32312)
 Peyrusse-Massas (32316)
 Polastron (32321)
 Pompiac (32322)
 Pouy-Loubrin (32327)
 Preignan (32331)
 Préneron (32332)
 Pujaudran (32334)
 Puycasquier (32335)
 Puylausic (32336)
 Pébées (32308)
 Razengues (32339)
 Riguepeu (32343)
 Roquebrune (32346)
 Roquefort (32347)
 Roquelaure (32348)
 Roquelaure-Saint-Aubin (32349)
 Sabaillan (32353)
 Saint-André (32356)
 Saint-Arailles (32360)
 Saint-Caprais (32467)
 Saint-Cricq (32372)
 Saint-Georges (32377)
 Saint-Germier (32379)
 Saint-Jean-Poutge (32382)
 Saint-Jean-le-Comtal (32381)
 Saint-Lary (32384)
 Saint-Lizier-du-Planté (32386)
 Saint-Loube (32387)
 Saint-Martin-Gimois (32392)
 Saint-Sauvy (32406)
 Saint-Soulan (32407)
 Saint-Élix (32374)
 Sainte-Anne (32357)
 Sainte-Christie (32368)
 Sainte-Marie (32388)
 Samatan (32410)
 Sansan (32411)
 Saramon (32412)
 Sauveterre (32418)
 Sauvimont (32420)
 Savignac-Mona (32421)
 Seissan (32426)
 Seysses-Savès (32432)
 Simorre (32433)
 Sirac (32435)
 Ségoufielle (32425)
 Sémézies-Cachan (32428)
 Tachoires (32438)
 Thoux (32444)
 Tirent-Pontéjac (32447)
 Touget (32448)
 Tournan (32451)
 Tourrenquets (32453)
 Traversères (32454)
 Tudelle (32456)
 Vic-Fezensac (32462)
 Villefranche (32465)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 32013  Auch  21,807  Auch-1, Auch-2 and Auch-3  Le Grand Auch Agglomération 32160  L'Isle-Jourdain  8,345  L'Isle-Jourdain  La Gascogne Toulousaine 32462  Vic-Fezensac  3,525  Fezensac  Artagnan de Fezensac 32147  Gimont  2,922  Gimone-Arrats  Les Coteaux Arrats Gimone 32307  Pavie  2,476  Auch-1  Le Grand Auch Agglomération 32410  Samatan  2,377  Val de Save  Le Saves 32213  Lombez  2,080  Val de Save  Le Saves 32334  Pujaudran  1,423  L'Isle-Jourdain  La Gascogne Toulousaine 32331  Preignan  1,269  Gascogne-Auscitaine  Le Grand Auch Agglomération 32162  Jegun  1,146  Gascogne-Auscitaine  Cœur de Gascogne 32012  Aubiet  1,115  Auch-2  Les Coteaux Arrats Gimone 32426  Seissan  1,080  Astarac-Gimone  Val de Gers 32425  Ségoufielle  1,074  L'Isle-Jourdain  La Gascogne Toulousaine

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Gers department
 Communes of the Gers department

References

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