Arrondissement of Die

The **arrondissement of Die** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Drôme *département* in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Die.

## History
When the Drôme department was created on 17 February 1800, the *arrondissement* of Die was part of that original department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Die is in the center west of the department, with an area of . It has 42,955 inhabitants, the *arrondissement* with fewest people living in it, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The *arrondissement* of Die is bordered to the north and west by the *arrondissement* of Valence, to the northeast by the Isère department, to the south by the *arrondissement* of Nyons.

## 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*.

There are 5 cantons in the arrondissement of Die: they are:

# Crest (2602) (partly)
# Dieulefit (2603) (partly)
# Le Diois (2604)
# Loriol-sur-Drôme (2607) (partly)
# Vercors-Monts du Matin (2619) (partly)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Die has 113 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

#Allex (26006)
#Aouste-sur-Sye (26011)
#Arnayon (26012)
#Aubenasson (26015)
#Aucelon (26017)
#Aurel (26019)
#Autichamp (26021)
#Barnave (26025)
#Barsac (26027)
#La Bâtie-des-Fonds (26030)
#Beaufort-sur-Gervanne (26035)
#Beaumont-en-Diois (26036)
#Beaurières (26040)
#Bellegarde-en-Diois (26047)
#Boulc (26055)
#Bouvante (26059)
#Brette (26062)
#Chabrillan (26065)
#Le Chaffal (26066)
#Chalancon (26067)
#Chamaloc (26069)
#La Chapelle-en-Vercors (26074)
#La Chaudière (26090)
#Charens (26076)
#Chastel-Arnaud (26080)
#Châtillon-en-Diois (26086)
#Cliousclat (26097)
#Cobonne (26098)
#Crest (26108)
#Die (26113)
#Divajeu (26115)
#Échevis (26117)
#Espenel (26122)
#Establet (26123)
#Eurre (26125)
#Eygluy-Escoulin (26128)
#Félines-sur-Rimandoule (26134)
#Francillon-sur-Roubion (26137)
#Gigors-et-Lozeron (26141)
#Glandage (26142)
#Grane (26144)
#Gumiane (26147)
#Jonchères (26152)
#Laval-d'Aix (26159)
#Léoncel (26163)
#Lesches-en-Diois (26164)
#Livron-sur-Drôme (26165)
#Loriol-sur-Drôme (26166)
#Luc-en-Diois (26167)
#Lus-la-Croix-Haute (26168)
#Marignac-en-Diois (26175)
#Menglon (26178)
#Mirabel-et-Blacons (26183)
#Mirmande (26185)
#Miscon (26186)
#Montclar-sur-Gervanne (26195)
#Montlaur-en-Diois (26204)
#Montmaur-en-Diois (26205)
#Montoison (26208)
#Mornans (26214)
#La Motte-Chalancon (26215)
#La Motte-Fanjas (26217)
#Omblèze (26221)
#Oriol-en-Royans (26223)
#Pennes-le-Sec (26228)
#Piégros-la-Clastre (26234)
#Plan-de-Baix (26240)
#Le Poët-Célard (26241)
#Ponet-et-Saint-Auban (26246)
#Pontaix (26248)
#Poyols (26253)
#Pradelle (26254)
#Les Prés (26255)
#Puy-Saint-Martin (26258)
#Recoubeau-Jansac (26262)
#La Répara-Auriples (26020)
#Rimon-et-Savel (26266)
#Rochechinard (26270)
#Rochefourchat (26274)
#La Roche-sur-Grane (26277)
#Romeyer (26282)
#Rottier (26283)
#Saillans (26289)
#Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (26290)
#Saint-Andéol (26291)
#Saint-Benoit-en-Diois (26296)
#Saint-Dizier-en-Diois (26300)
#Sainte-Croix (26299)
#Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (26302)
#Saint-Jean-en-Royans (26307)
#Saint-Julien-en-Quint (26308)
#Saint-Julien-en-Vercors (26309)
#Saint-Laurent-en-Royans (26311)
#Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (26315)
#Saint-Martin-le-Colonel (26316)
#Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans (26320)
#Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert (26321)
#Saint-Roman (26327)
#Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois (26328)
#Saint-Thomas-en-Royans (26331)
#Saou (26336)
#Solaure-en-Diois (26001)
#Soyans (26344)
#Suze (26346)
#Treschenu-Creyers (26354)
#Vachères-en-Quint (26359)
#Valdrôme (26361)
#Val-Maravel (26136)
#Vassieux-en-Vercors (26364)
#Vaunaveys-la-Rochette (26365)
#Vercheny (26368)
#Véronne (26371)
#Volvent (26378)

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

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Drôme department
* Communes of the Drôme department

## References