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:

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

## References