Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Isère département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of La Tour-du-Pin.

History
When the Isère department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is bordered to the north and northeast by the Ain department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the arrondissement of Grenoble, to the west by the arrondissement of Vienne, and to the northwest by the Rhône department.

It is in the northeast of the department and is the second largest arrondissement with an area of , and the second in population with 270,681 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

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 La Tour-du-Pin there are 8 cantons:

 Bourgoin-Jallieu (3802)
 Chartreuse-Guiers (3803) (partly)
 Charvieu-Chavagneux (3804)
 Le Grand-Lemps (3808) (partly)
 L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (partly)
 Morestel (3817)
 La Tour-du-Pin (3824)
 La Verpillière (3826) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin has 137 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):


 Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné (38001)
 Annoisin-Chatelans (38010)
 Anthon (38011)
 Aoste (38012)
 Apprieu (38013)
 Arandon-Passins (38297)
 Les Avenières-Veyrins-Thuellin (38022)
 La Balme-les-Grottes (38026)
 La Bâtie-Montgascon (38029)
 Belmont (38038)
 Bévenais (38042)
 Bilieu (38043)
 Biol (38044)
 Bizonnes (38046)
 Blandin (38047)
 Bonnefamille (38048)
 Le Bouchage (38050)
 Bourgoin-Jallieu (38053)
 Bouvesse-Quirieu (38054)
 Brangues (38055)
 Burcin (38063)
 Cessieu (38064)
 Châbons (38065)
 Chamagnieu (38067)
 La Chapelle-de-la-Tour (38076)
 Charancieu (38080)
 Charavines (38082)
 Charette (38083)
 Charvieu-Chavagneux (38085)
 Chassignieu (38089)
 Châteauvilain (38091)
 Chavanoz (38097)
 Chélieu (38098)
 Chèzeneuve (38102)
 Chimilin (38104)
 Chozeau (38109)
 Colombe (38118)
 Corbelin (38124)
 Courtenay (38135)
 Crachier (38136)
 Crémieu (38138)
 Creys-Mépieu (38139)
 Dizimieu (38146)
 Doissin (38147)
 Dolomieu (38148)
 Domarin (38149)
 Eclose-Badinières (38152)
 Les Éparres (38156)
 Eydoche (38159)
 Faverges-de-la-Tour (38162)
 Flachères (38167)
 Four (38172)
 Frontonas (38176)
 Le Grand-Lemps (38182)
 Granieu (38183)
 Hières-sur-Amby (38190)
 L'Isle-d'Abeau (38193)
 Janneyrias (38197)
 Leyrieu (38210)
 Massieu (38222)
 Maubec (38223)
 Merlas (38228)
 Meyrié (38230)
 Montagnieu, Isère (38246)
 Montalieu-Vercieu (38247)
 Montcarra (38250)
 Montferrat (38256)
 Montrevel, Isère (38257)
 Moras (38260)
 Morestel (38261)
 Nivolas-Vermelle (38276)
 Optevoz (38282)
 Oyeu (38287)
 Panissage (38293)
 Panossas (38294)
 Parmilieu (38295)
 Le Passage (38296)
 Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (38315)
 Pont-de-Chéruy (38316)
 Porcieu-Amblagnieu (38320)
 Pressins (38323)
 Roche (38339)
 Rochetoirin (38341)
 Romagnieu (38343)
 Ruy-Montceau (38348)
 Saint-Alban-de-Roche (38352)
 Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre (38354)
 Saint-André-le-Gaz (38357)
 Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour (38365)
 Saint-Bueil (38372)
 Saint-Chef (38374)
 Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour (38377)
 Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes (38380)
 Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour (38381)
 Sainte-Blandine (38369)
 Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine (38386)
 Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens (38392)
 Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne (38398)
 Saint-Jean-de-Soudain (38401)
 Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil (38415)
 Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre (38420)
 Saint-Ondras (38434)
 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (38449)
 Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas (38451)
 Saint-Savin (38455)
 Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel (38458)
 Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires (38460)
 Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu (38464)
 Saint-Victor-de-Morestel (38465)
 Salagnon (38467)
 Satolas-et-Bonce (38475)
 Sérézin-de-la-Tour (38481)
 Sermérieu (38483)
 Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu (38488)
 Soleymieu (38494)
 Succieu (38498)
 Tignieu-Jameyzieu (38507)
 Torchefelon (38508)
 La Tour-du-Pin (38509)
 Trept (38515)
 Valencogne (38520)
 Vasselin (38525)
 Vaulx-Milieu (38530)
 Velanne (38531)
 Vénérieu (38532)
 Vernas (38535)
 La Verpillière (38537)
 Vertrieu (38539)
 Veyssilieu (38542)
 Vézeronce-Curtin (38543)
 Vignieu (38546)
 Villages du Lac de Paladru (38292)
 Villefontaine (38553)
 Villemoirieu (38554)
 Villette-d'Anthon (38557)
 Virieu (38560)
 Voissant (38564)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 38053  Bourgoin-Jallieu  27,366  Bourgoin-Jallieu  CA Porte de l'Isère 38553  Villefontaine  18,463  L’Isle-d'Abeau  CA Porte de l'Isère 38193  L'Isle-d'Abeau  16,040  L’Isle-d'Abeau  CA Porte de l'Isère 38085  Charvieu-Chavagneux  8,695  Charvieu-Chavagneux  Lyon Saint-Éxupéry-en-Dauphiné 38509  La Tour-du-Pin  7,934  La Tour-du-Pin  Les Vals du Dauphiné 38022  Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin  7,590  Morestel  Les Balcons du Dauphiné 38537  La Verpillière  6,866  La Verpillière  CA Porte de l'Isère 38507  Tignieu-Jameyzieu  6,750  Charvieu-Chavagneux  Les Balcons du Dauphiné 38001  Les Abrets en Dauphiné  6,440  Chartreuse-Guiers  Les Vals du Dauphiné 38449  Saint-Quentin-Fallavier  5,995  La Verpillière  CA Porte de l'Isère 38348  Ruy-Montceau  4,398  Bourgoin-Jallieu  CA Porte de l'Isère
Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Isère department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

La Tour-du-Pin