Arrondissement of Vienne

The arrondissement of Vienne 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 Vienne.

History
When the Isère department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Vienne was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Vienne is bordered to the north by the Rhône department, to the east by the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Grenoble, to the south by the Drôme department, to the southwest by the Ardèche department, and to the west by the Loire department.

It is in the northwest of the department and is the smallest arrondissement with an area of , and the one with fewest people living in it, with a population of 213,960 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 Vienne there are 6 cantons:

 Bièvre (3801) (with 47 of 48 communes)
 L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (with 5 of 13 communes)
 Roussillon (3821)
 La Verpillière (3826) (with 9 of 16 communes)
 Vienne-1 (3827)
 Vienne-2 (3828)

Communes
The arrondissement of Vienne has 177 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Agnin (38003)
 Anjou (38009)
 Artas (38015)
 Arzay (38016)
 Assieu (38017)
 Auberives-sur-Varèze (38019)
 Balbins (38025)
 Beaufort (38032)
 Beaurepaire (38034)
 Beauvoir-de-Marc (38035)
 Bellegarde-Poussieu (38037)
 Bossieu (38049)
 Bougé-Chambalud (38051)
 Bressieux (38056)
 Brézins (38058)
 Brion (38060)
 Champier (38069)
 Chanas (38072)
 La Chapelle-de-Surieu (38077)
 Charantonnay (38081)
 Chasse-sur-Rhône (38087)
 Châtenay (38093)
 Cheyssieu (38101)
 Chonas-l'Amballan (38107)
 Chuzelles (38110)
 Chalon (38066)
 Châtonnay (38094)
 Clonas-sur-Varèze (38114)
 Commelle (38121)
 La Côte-Saint-André (38130)
 Les Côtes-d'Arey (38131)
 Cour-et-Buis (38134)
 Culin (38141)
 Diémoz (38144)
 Estrablin (38157)
 Eyzin-Pinet (38160)
 Faramans (38161)
 La Forteresse (38171)
 La Frette (38174)
 Gillonnay (38180)
 Grenay (38184)
 Heyrieux (38189)
 Jarcieu (38198)
 Jardin (38199)
 Lentiol (38209)
 Lieudieu (38211)
 Longechenal (38213)
 Luzinay (38215)
 Marcilloles (38218)
 Marcollin (38219)
 Marnans (38221)
 Meyrieu-les-Étangs (38231)
 Meyssiez (38232)
 Moidieu-Détourbe (38238)
 Moissieu-sur-Dolon (38240)
 Monsteroux-Milieu (38244)
 Montfalcon (38255)
 Montseveroux (38259)
 Mottier (38267)
 Nantoin (38274)
 Ornacieux (38284)
 Oytier-Saint-Oblas (38288)
 Pact (38290)
 Pajay (38291)
 Le Péage-de-Roussillon (38298)
 Penol (38300)
 Pisieu (38307)
 Plan (38308)
 Pommier-de-Beaurepaire (38311)
 Pont-Évêque (38318)
 Primarette (38324)
 Revel-Tourdan (38335)
 Reventin-Vaugris (38336)
 Les Roches-de-Condrieu (38340)
 Roussillon (38344)
 Royas (38346)
 Roybon (38347)
 Sablons (38349)
 Saint-Agnin-sur-Bion (38351)
 Saint-Alban-du-Rhône (38353)
 Saint-Barthélemy (38363)
 Saint-Clair-du-Rhône (38378)
 Saint-Clair-sur-Galaure (38379)
 Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde (38358)
 Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (38384)
 Saint-Geoirs (38387)
 Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche (38389)
 Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte (38393)
 Saint-Jean-de-Bournay (38399)
 Saint-Julien-de-l'Herms (38406)
 Saint-Just-Chaleyssin (38408)
 Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (38425)
 Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs (38427)
 Saint-Paul-d'Izeaux (38437)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux (38440)
 Saint-Prim (38448)
 Saint-Romain-de-Surieu (38452)
 Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux (38457)
 Saint-Sorlin-de-Vienne (38459)
 Salaise-sur-Sanne (38468)
 Sardieu (38473)
 Savas-Mépin (38476)
 Semons (38479)
 Septème (38480)
 Serpaize (38484)
 Seyssuel (38487)
 Sillans (38490)
 Sonnay (38496)
 Thodure (38505)
 Tramolé (38512)
 Valencin (38519)
 Vernioz (38536)
 Vienne (38544)
 Villeneuve-de-Marc (38555)
 Ville-sous-Anjou (38556)
 Villette-de-Vienne (38558)
 Viriville (38561)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 38544  Vienne  29,096  Vienne-1 and Vienne-2  CA Viennagglo 38344  Roussillon  8,187  Roussillon  Le Pays Roussillonnais 38298  Le Péage-de-Roussillon  6,676  Roussillon  Le Pays Roussillonnais 38425  Saint-Maurice-l'Exil  6,030  Vienne-2  Le Pays Roussillonnais 38087  Chasse-sur-Rhône  5,772  Vienne-1  CA Viennagglo 38318  Pont-Évêque  5,181  Vienne-1  CA Viennagglo 38034  Beaurepaire  4,869  Roussillon  Le Territoire de Beaurepaire 38138  La Côte-Saint-André  4,737  Bièvre  Bièvre Isère 38189  Heyrieux  4,633  La Verpillière  Les Collines du Nord Dauphiné 38399  Saint-Jean-de-Bournay  4,596  L’Isle-d'Abeau Bièvre Isère

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Isère department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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