Arrondissement of Châteauroux

The **arrondissement of Châteauroux** is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Châteauroux.

## History
When the Indre department was created on 1800, the *arrondissement* of Châteauroux was part of that original department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Châteauroux is a central *arrondissement* in the Indre department. It  is the largest *arrondissement* of the department both in area with , and in population (126,428 inhabitants).

The lowest point in the arrondissement is  high,  in the "commune" of La Vernelle, and the highest is  high, in the "commune" of Chavin.

It is bordered to the north by the Indre-et-Loire department, to the east by the *arrondissement* of Issoudun, to the southeast and south by the *arrondissement* of  La Châtre, to the west by the *arrondissement* of Le Blanc and to the northwest by the Indre-et-Loire department.

## 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*.

The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and *arrondissements*:

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Châteauroux has 86 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

# Ardentes (36005)
# Argenton-sur-Creuse (36006)
# Argy (36007)
# Arpheuilles (36008)
# Arthon (36009)
# Baraize (36012)
# Baudres (36013)
# Bazaiges (36014)
# Bouesse (36022)
# Bouges-le-Château (36023)
# Bretagne (36024)
# Brion (36026)
# Buzançais (36031)
# Ceaulmont (36032)
# Celon (36033)
# La Chapelle-Orthemale (36040)
# Chasseneuil (36042)
# Châteauroux (36044)
# Châtillon-sur-Indre (36045)
# Chavin (36048)
# Chezelles (36050)
# Cléré-du-Bois (36054)
# Clion (36055)
# Coings (36057)
# Cuzion (36062)
# Déols (36063)
# Diors (36064)
# Écueillé (36069)
# Éguzon-Chantôme (36070)
# Étrechet (36071)
# Faverolles (36072)
# Fléré-la-Rivière (36074)
# Fontguenand (36077)
# Francillon (36079)
# Frédille (36080)
# Gargilesse-Dampierre (36081)
# Gehée (36082)
# Heugnes (36086)
# Jeu-les-Bois (36089)
# Jeu-Maloches (36090)
# Langé (36092)
# Levroux (36093)
# Luant (36101)
# Luçay-le-Mâle (36103)
# Lye (36107)
# Mâron (36112)
# Le Menoux (36117)
# Méobecq (36118)
# Montierchaume (36128)
# Mosnay (36131)
# Moulins-sur-Céphons (36135)
# Murs (36136)
# Neuillay-les-Bois (36139)
# Niherne (36142)
# Palluau-sur-Indre (36149)
# Le Pêchereau (36154)
# Pellevoisin (36155)
# Badecon-le-Pin (36158)
# Le Poinçonnet (36159)
# Pommiers (36160)
# Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet (36161)
# Préaux (36166)
# Rouvres-les-Bois (36175)
# Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot (36188)
# Saint-Genou (36194)
# Saint-Lactencin (36198)
# Saint-Marcel (36200)
# Saint-Maur (36202)
# Saint-Médard (36203)
# Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps (36206)
# Sassierges-Saint-Germain (36211)
# Selles-sur-Nahon (36216)
# Sougé (36218)
# Tendu (36219)
# Le Tranger (36225)
# Valençay (36228)
# Velles (36231)
# Vendœuvres (36232)
# La Vernelle (36233)
# Veuil (36235)
# Vicq-sur-Nahon (36237)
# Villedieu-sur-Indre (36241)
# Villegongis (36242)
# Villegouin (36243)
# Villentrois (36244)
# Vineuil (36247)

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Indre department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References