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:

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

## References