Arrondissement of Vienne

The arrondissement of Vienne is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isere departement, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Vienne.
History
When the Isere 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 Rhone 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 Drome department, to the southwest by the Ardeche 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:
Bievre (3801) (with 47 of 48 communes)
L'Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (with 5 of 13 communes)
Roussillon (3821)
La Verpilliere (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-Vareze (38019)
Balbins (38025)
Beaufort (38032)
Beaurepaire (38034)
Beauvoir-de-Marc (38035)
Bellegarde-Poussieu (38037)
Bossieu (38049)
Bouge-Chambalud (38051)
Bressieux (38056)
Brezins (38058)
Brion (38060)
Champier (38069)
Chanas (38072)
La Chapelle-de-Surieu (38077)
Charantonnay (38081)
Chasse-sur-Rhone (38087)
Chatenay (38093)
Cheyssieu (38101)
Chonas-l'Amballan (38107)
Chuzelles (38110)
Chalon (38066)
Chatonnay (38094)
Clonas-sur-Vareze (38114)
Commelle (38121)
La Cote-Saint-Andre (38130)
Les Cotes-d'Arey (38131)
Cour-et-Buis (38134)
Culin (38141)
Diemoz (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-Etangs (38231)
Meyssiez (38232)
Moidieu-Detourbe (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 Peage-de-Roussillon (38298)
Penol (38300)
Pisieu (38307)
Plan (38308)
Pommier-de-Beaurepaire (38311)
Pont-Eveque (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-Rhone (38353)
Saint-Barthelemy (38363)
Saint-Clair-du-Rhone (38378)
Saint-Clair-sur-Galaure (38379)
Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde (38358)
Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (38384)
Saint-Geoirs (38387)
Saint-Georges-d'Esperanche (38389)
Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Cote (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-Simeon-de-Bressieux (38457)
Saint-Sorlin-de-Vienne (38459)
Salaise-sur-Sanne (38468)
Sardieu (38473)
Savas-Mepin (38476)
Semons (38479)
Septeme (38480)
Serpaize (38484)
Seyssuel (38487)
Sillans (38490)
Sonnay (38496)
Thodure (38505)
Tramole (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 Isere department
List of arrondissements of France
References
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