Arrondissement of Nyons

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

## History
When the *arrrondissements* of France were created on 17 February 1800, the *arrondissement* of Nyons was part of the department of Drôme.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Nyons is the most southern of the *arrondissements* of the department; it has an enclave of the Vaucluse department. It is the largest *arrondissement* of the department, with an area of . It is the second *arrondissement* in population with 141,971 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The *arrondissement* of Nyons is bordered to the north by the *arrondissement* of Die, to the west by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the southeast by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the south by the Vaucluse department and to the west by the Ardèche 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*.

There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Nyons: they are:

# Dieulefit (2603) (partly)
# Grignan (2606)
# Montélimar-1 (2608)
# Montélimar-2 (2609)
# Nyons et Baronnies (2610)
# Le Tricastin (2614)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Nyons has 149 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

#Aleyrac (26003)
#Allan (26005)
#Ancône (26008)
#Arpavon (26013)
#Aubres (26016)
#Aulan (26018)
#Ballons (26022)
#Barret-de-Lioure (26026)
#La Bâtie-Rolland (26031)
#La Baume-de-Transit (26033)
#Beauvoisin (26043)
#La Bégude-de-Mazenc (26045)
#Bellecombe-Tarendol (26046)
#Bénivay-Ollon (26048)
#Bésignan (26050)
#Bézaudun-sur-Bîne (26051)
#Bonlieu-sur-Roubion (26052)
#Bouchet (26054)
#Bourdeaux (26056)
#Bouvières (26060)
#Buis-les-Baronnies (26063)
#Chamaret (26070)
#Chantemerle-lès-Grignan (26073)
#La Charce (26075)
#Charols (26078)
#Châteauneuf-de-Bordette (26082)
#Châteauneuf-du-Rhône (26085)
#Chaudebonne (26089)
#Chauvac-Laux-Montaux (26091)
#Clansayes (26093)
#Cléon-d'Andran (26095)
#Colonzelle (26099)
#Comps (26101)
#Condillac (26102)
#Condorcet (26103)
#Cornillac (26104)
#Cornillon-sur-l'Oule (26105)
#La Coucourde (26106)
#Crupies (26111)
#Curnier (26112)
#Dieulefit (26114)
#Donzère (26116)
#Espeluche (26121)
#Eygalayes (26126)
#Eygaliers (26127)
#Eyroles (26130)
#Eyzahut (26131)
#Ferrassières (26135)
#La Garde-Adhémar (26138)
#Les Granges-Gontardes (26145)
#Grignan (26146)
#Izon-la-Bruisse (26150)
#Laborel (26153)
#Lachau (26154)
#La Laupie (26157)
#Lemps (26161)
#Malataverne (26169)
#Manas (26171)
#Marsanne (26176)
#Mérindol-les-Oliviers (26180)
#Mévouillon (26181)
#Mirabel-aux-Baronnies (26182)
#Mollans-sur-Ouvèze (26188)
#Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze (26189)
#Montaulieu (26190)
#Montboucher-sur-Jabron (26191)
#Montbrison-sur-Lez (26192)
#Montbrun-les-Bains (26193)
#Montélimar (26198)
#Montferrand-la-Fare (26199)
#Montfroc (26200)
#Montguers (26201)
#Montjoux (26202)
#Montjoyer (26203)
#Montréal-les-Sources (26209)
#Montségur-sur-Lauzon (26211)
#Nyons (26220)
#Orcinas (26222)
#Le Pègue (26226)
#Pelonne (26227)
#La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze (26229)
#Piégon (26233)
#Pierrelatte (26235)
#Pierrelongue (26236)
#Les Pilles (26238)
#Plaisians (26239)
#Le Poët-en-Percip (26242)
#Le Poët-Laval (26243)
#Le Poët-Sigillat (26244)
#Pommerol (26245)
#Pont-de-Barret (26249)
#Portes-en-Valdaine (26251)
#Propiac (26256)
#Puygiron (26257)
#Réauville (26261)
#Reilhanette (26263)
#Rémuzat (26264)
#Rioms (26267)
#Rochebaudin (26268)
#Rochebrune (26269)
#Rochefort-en-Valdaine (26272)
#Rochegude (26275)
#Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne (26276)
#La Roche-sur-le-Buis (26278)
#La Rochette-du-Buis (26279)
#Roussas (26284)
#Rousset-les-Vignes (26285)
#Roussieux (26286)
#Roynac (26287)
#Sahune (26288)
#Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze (26292)
#Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze (26303)
#Sainte-Jalle (26306)
#Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas (26304)
#Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion (26305)
#Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet (26312)
#Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues (26317)
#Saint-May (26318)
#Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes (26322)
#Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (26324)
#Saint-Restitut (26326)
#Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet (26329)
#Salettes (26334)
#Salles-sous-Bois (26335)
#Saulce-sur-Rhône (26337)
#Sauzet (26338)
#Savasse (26339)
#Séderon (26340)
#Solérieux (26342)
#Souspierre (26343)
#Suze-la-Rousse (26345)
#Taulignan (26348)
#Teyssières (26350)
#Les Tonils (26351)
#La Touche (26352)
#Les Tourrettes (26353)
#Truinas (26356)
#Tulette (26357)
#Valaurie (26360)
#Valouse (26363)
#Venterol (26367)
#Verclause (26369)
#Vercoiran (26370)
#Vers-sur-Méouge (26372)
#Vesc (26373)
#Villebois-les-Pins (26374)
#Villefranche-le-Château (26375)
#Villeperdrix (26376)
#Vinsobres (26377)

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

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

## References