Arrondissement of Nîmes

The arrondissement of Nimes is an arrondissement of France, in the Gard department, Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Nimes.
History
When the Gard department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Nimes was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Nimes is the most eastern of the arrondissements of the Gard department. It is bordered to the north by the Ardeche department, to the northeast by the Vaucluse department, to the east by the Bouches-du-Rhone department, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the Herault department and to the west by the Le Vigan and the Ales arrondissements.
The arrondissement of Nimes is the largest arrondissement of the department, both in area, , and population (547,598 inhabitants).
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 18 cantons in the arrondissement of Nimes. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondiissements:
Communes
The arrondissement of Nimes has 177 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Aigaliers (30001)
Aigues-Mortes (30003)
Aigues-Vives (30004)
Aigueze (30005)
Aimargues (30006)
Les Angles (30011)
Aramon (30012)
Argilliers (30013)
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac (30014)
Asperes (30018)
Aubais (30019)
Aubord (30020)
Aubussargues (30021)
Aujargues (30023)
Bagnols-sur-Ceze (30028)
Baron (30030)
Beaucaire (30032)
Beauvoisin (30033)
Bellegarde (30034)
Belvezet (30035)
Bernis (30036)
Bezouce (30039)
Blauzac (30041)
Boissieres (30043)
Bouillargues (30047)
Bourdic (30049)
Cabrieres (30057)
Le Cailar (30059)
Caissargues (30060)
Calvisson (30062)
Carsan (30070)
Castillon-du-Gard (30073)
Caveirac (30075)
Cavillargues (30076)
Chusclan (30081)
Clarensac (30082)
Codognan (30083)
Codolet (30084)
Collias (30085)
Collorgues (30086)
Combas (30088)
Comps (30089)
Congenies (30091)
Connaux (30092)
Cornillon (30096)
Crespian (30098)
Dions (30102)
Domazan (30103)
Estezargues (30107)
Flaux (30110)
Foissac (30111)
Fons (30112)
Fons-sur-Lussan (30113)
Fontanes (30114)
Fontareches (30115)
Fournes (30116)
Fourques (30117)
Gajan (30122)
Gallargues-le-Montueux (30123)
Le Garn (30124)
Garons (30125)
Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie (30126)
Gaujac (30127)
Goudargues (30131)
Le Grau-du-Roi (30133)
Generac (30128)
Issirac (30134)
Jonquieres-Saint-Vincent (30135)
Junas (30136)
La Bastide-d'Engras (30031)
La Bruguiere (30056)
La Calmette (30061)
La Capelle-et-Masmolene (30067)
La Roque-sur-Ceze (30222)
La Rouviere (30224)
Langlade (30138)
Laudun-l'Ardoise (30141)
Laval-Saint-Roman (30143)
Lecques (30144)
Lirac (30149)
Lussan (30151)
Ledenon (30145)
Manduel (30155)
Marguerittes (30156)
Meynes (30166)
Milhaud, Gard (30169)
Montagnac (30354)
Montaren-et-Saint-Mediers (30174)
Montclus (30175)
Montfaucon (30178)
Montfrin (30179)
Montignargues (30180)
Montmirat (30181)
Montpezat (30182)
Moulezan (30183)
Moussac (30184)
Mus (30185)
Nages-et-Solorgues (30186)
Nimes (30189)
Orsan (30191)
Parignargues (30193)
Le Pin (30196)
Pont-Saint-Esprit (30202)
Pougnadoresse (30205)
Poulx (30206)
Pouzilhac (30207)
Pujaut (30209)
Redessan (30211)
Remoulins (30212)
Rochefort-du-Gard (30217)
Rodilhan (30356)
Roquemaure (30221)
Sabran (30225)
Saint-Alexandre (30226)
Saint-Andre-d'Olerargues (30232)
Saint-Andre-de-Roquepertuis (30230)
Saint-Bauzely (30233)
Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (30235)
Saint-Chaptes (30241)
Saint-Christol-de-Rodieres (30242)
Saint-Clement (30244)
Saint-Come-et-Maruejols (30245)
Saint-Dionizy (30249)
Saint-Dezery (30248)
Saint-Genies-de-Comolas (30254)
Saint-Genies-de-Malgoires (30255)
Saint-Gervais (30256)
Saint-Gervasy (30257)
Saint-Gilles (30258)
Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan (30260)
Saint-Hippolyte-de-Montaigu (30262)
Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas (30273)
Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (30276)
Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols (30277)
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (30278)
Saint-Laurent-la-Vernede (30279)
Saint-Mamert-du-Gard (30281)
Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret (30282)
Saint-Maximin (30286)
Saint-Michel-d'Euzet (30287)
Saint-Nazaire (30288)
Saint-Paul-les-Fonts (30355)
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (30290)
Saint-Pons-la-Calm (30292)
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (30295)
Saint-Siffret (30299)
Saint-Victor-des-Oules (30301)
Saint-Victor-la-Coste (30302)
Saint-Etienne-des-Sorts (30251)
Sainte-Anastasie (30228)
Salazac (30304)
Salinelles (30306)
Sanilhac-Sagries (30308)
Sauveterre (30312)
Sauzet (30313)
Saze (30315)
Sernhac (30317)
Serviers-et-Labaume (30319)
Sommieres (30321)
Souvignargues (30324)
Tavel (30326)
Theziers (30328)
Tresques (30331)
Uchaud (30333)
Uzes (30334)
Vallabrix (30337)
Vallabregues (30336)
Valliguieres (30340)
Vallerargues (30338)
Vauvert (30341)
Verfeuil (30343)
Vergeze (30344)
Vers-Pont-du-Gard (30346)
Vestric-et-Candiac (30347)
Villeneuve-les-Avignon (30351)
Villevieille (30352)
Venejan (30342)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Gard department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Nimes