Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains

The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Haute-Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Thonon-les-Bains.

History
When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is bordered to the west, north and east by Switzerland, to the south by the arrondissement of Bonneville and to the southwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.

It is most northern of the arrondissements of the department and is the second smallest arrondissement with an area of , but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 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 Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons:

 Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
 Sciez (7415)
 Thonon-les-Bains (7417)

Communes
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Abondance (74001)
 Allinges (74005)
 Anthy-sur-Léman (74013)
 Armoy (74020)
 Ballaison (74025)
 Bellevaux (74032)
 Bernex (74033)
 Bogève (74038)
 Bonnevaux (74041)
 Bons-en-Chablais (74043)
 Boëge (74037)
 Brenthonne (74048)
 Burdignin (74050)
 Cervens (74053)
 Champanges (74057)
 Chens-sur-Léman (74070)
 Chevenoz (74073)
 Châtel (74063)
 Douvaine (74105)
 Draillant (74106)
 Essert-Romand (74114)
 Évian-les-Bains (74119)
 Excenevex (74121)
 Fessy (74126)
 Féternes (74127)
 Habère-Lullin (74139)
 Habère-Poche (74140)
 La Baume (74030)
 La Chapelle-d'Abondance (74058)
 La Forclaz (74129)
 La Vernaz (74295)
 Larringes (74146)
 Le Biot (74034)
 Loisin (74150)
 Lugrin (74154)
 Lullin (74155)
 Lully (74156)
 Lyaud (74157)
 Margencel (74163)
 Marin (74166)
 Massongy (74171)
 Maxilly-sur-Léman (74172)
 Meillerie (74175)
 Messery (74180)
 Montriond (74188)
 Morzine (74191)
 Nernier (74199)
 Neuvecelle (74200)
 Novel, Haute-Savoie (74203)
 Orcier (74206)
 Perrignier (74210)
 Publier (74218)
 Reyvroz (74222)
 Saint-André-de-Boëge (74226)
 Saint-Gingolph (74237)
 Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74238)
 Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74249)
 Saxel (74261)
 Sciez (74263)
 Seytroux (74271)
 Thollon-les-Mémises (74279)
 Thonon-les-Bains (74281)
 Vacheresse (74286)
 Vailly (74287)
 Veigy-Foncenex (74293)
 Villard (74301)
 Vinzier (74308)
 Yvoire (74315)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 74281  Thonon-les-Bains  34,973  Thonon-les-Bains  CA Thonon 74119  Évian-les-Bains  8,822  Évian-les-Bains  Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance 74218  Publier  6,753  Évian-les-Bains  Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance 74263  Sciez  5,592  Sciez  CA Thonon 74105  Douvaine  5,509  Sciez  CA Thonon 74043  Bons-en-Chablais  5,337  Sciez  CA Thonon 74005  Allinges  4,295  Thonon-les-Bains  CA Thonon 74293  Veigy-Foncenex  3,409  Sciez  CA Thonon 74200  Neuvecelle  2,959  Évian-les-Bains  Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance 74191  Morzine  2,893  Évian-les-Bains  Le Haut-Chablais
Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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