Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda

The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Caneda is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne departement in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Sarlat-la-Caneda.
History
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Caneda was part of that original department, with the name of Arrondissement of Sarlat.
When the communes Sarlat and La Caneda were combined on 1 March 1965, the name of the arrondissement was changed to Sarlat-la-Caneda.
Geography
The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Caneda is the southwest of Dordogne, with an area of . It has 74,666 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement is bordered to the northeast by the Correze department, to the southeast by the Lot department, to the south by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the west by the arrondissement of Bergerac and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Perigueux.
The Dordogne river and its tributary the Vezere river flow through the arrondissements of Sarlat-la-Caneda.
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 Sarlat-la-Caneda, there are two cantons where their "communes" are in different arrondissements: Haut-Perigord Noir and Perigord Central. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
Communes
The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Caneda has 141 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Ajat (24004)
Allas-les-Mines (24006)
Archignac (24012)
Aubas (24014)
Audrix (24015)
Auriac-du-Perigord (24018)
Azerat (24019)
La Bachellerie (24020)
Badefols-d'Ans (24021)
Bars (24025)
Beauregard-de-Terrasson (24030)
Berbiguieres (24036)
Besse (24039)
Beynac-et-Cazenac (24040)
Boisseuilh (24046)
Borreze (24050)
Bouzic (24063)
Le Bugue (24067)
Calviac-en-Perigord (24074)
Campagnac-les-Quercy (24075)
Campagne (24076)
Carlux (24081)
Carsac-Aillac (24082)
Carves (24084)
La Cassagne (24085)
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (24086)
Castels et Bezenac (24087)
Cazoules (24089)
Cenac-et-Saint-Julien (24091)
La Chapelle-Aubareil (24106)
La Chapelle-Saint-Jean (24113)
Chatres (24116)
Les Coteaux Perigourdins (24117)
Chourgnac (24121)
Cladech (24122)
Coly (24127)]
Condat-sur-Vezere (24130)
Coubjours (24136)
Coux-et-Bigaroque-Mouzens (24142)
Daglan (24150)
Doissat (24151)
Domme (24152)
La Dornac (24153)
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (24172)
Fanlac (24174)
Les Farges (24175)
La Feuillade (24179)
Fleurac (24183)
Florimont-Gaumier (24184)
Fossemagne (24188)
Gabillou (24192)
Granges-d'Ans (24202)
Grives (24206)
Grolejac (24207)
Hautefort (24210)
Jayac (24215)
Journiac (24217)
Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare (24229)
Larzac (24230)
Lavaur (24232)
Limeuil (24240)
Limeyrat (24241)
Loubejac (24245)
Manaurie (24249)
Marcillac-Saint-Quentin (24252)
Marnac (24254)
Marquay (24255)
Mauzens-et-Miremont (24261)
Mazeyrolles (24263)
Meyrals (24268)
Montagnac-d'Auberoche (24284)
Montignac (24291)
Monplaisant (24293)
Nabirat (24300)
Nadaillac (24301)
Nailhac (24302)
Orliac (24313)
Orliaguet (24314)
Paulin (24317)
Pays-de-Belves (24035)
Pazayac (24321)
Peyrignac (24324)
Peyrillac-et-Millac (24325)
Peyzac-le-Moustier (24326)
Plazac (24330)
Prats-de-Carlux (24336)
Prats-du-Perigord (24337)
Proissans (24341)
La Roque-Gageac (24355)
Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac (24356)
Sagelat (24360)
Saint-Amand-de-Coly (24364)
Saint-Andre-d'Allas (24366)
Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat (24375)
Saint-Avit-de-Vialard (24377)
Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm (24386)
Saint-Chamassy (24388)
Saint-Cirq (24389)
Saint-Crepin-et-Carlucet (24392)
Saint-Cybranet (24395)
Saint-Cyprien (24396)
Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans (24401)
Saint-Felix-de-Reillac-et-Mortemart (24404)
Sainte-Foy-de-Belves (24406)
Saint-Genies (24412)
Saint-Germain-de-Belves (24416)
Saint-Julien-de-Lampon (24432)
Saint-Laurent-la-Vallee (24438)
Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (24443)
Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat (24450)
Sainte-Mondane (24470)
Sainte-Nathalene (24471)
Sainte-Orse (24473)
Saint-Pardoux-et-Vielvic (24478)
Saint-Pompont (24488)
Saint-Rabier (24491)
Sainte-Trie (24507)
Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse (24510)
Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel (24512)
Salignac-Eyvigues (24516)
Salles-de-Belves (24517)
Sarlat-la-Caneda (24520)
Savignac-de-Miremont (24524)
Sergeac (24531)
Simeyrols (24535)
Siorac-en-Perigord (24538)
Tamnies (24544)
Teillots (24545)
Temple-Laguyon (24546)
Terrasson-Lavilledieu (24547)
Thenon (24550)
Thonac (24552)
Tourtoirac (24555)
Tursac (24559)
Valojoulx (24563)
Veyrignac (24574)
Veyrines-de-Domme (24575)
Vezac (24577)
Villac (24580)
Villefranche-du-Perigord (24585)
Vitrac (24587)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
Communes of the Dordogne department
References
Sarlat-la-Caneda