Arrondissement of Privas

The arrondissement of Privas is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Ardeche department. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Privas.
History
When the Ardeche department was created on 4 March 1790, the arrondissement of Privas was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Privas is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhone, to the east by the Drome department, to the southeast by the Vaucluse department, to the south by the Gard department and to the west by the arrondissement of Arrondissement of Largentiere.
It is in the southeast of Ardeche. It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of . It has 87,774 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 Privas, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Bourg-Saint-Andeol, Le Pouzin and Privas. The Canton of Le Cheylard has 33 communes in the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhone and 13 in Privas, the Canton of Le Teil has 13 communes in the arrondissement of Largentiere and 6 in Privas, the Canton of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc has 1 commune Privas and 29 in Largentiere, and the Canton of La Voulte-sur-Rhone has 9 communes in Tournon-sur-Rhone and 8 in Privas.
Communes
The arrondissement of Privas has 66 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Ajoux (07004)
Alba-la-Romaine (07005)
Alissas (07008)
Aubignas (07020)
Baix (07022)
Beauchastel (07027)
Beauvene (07030)
Bidon (07034)
Bourg-Saint-Andeol (07042)
Chalencon (07048)
Chateauneuf-de-Vernoux (07060)
Chomerac (07066)
Coux (07072)
Creysseilles (07074)
Cruas (07076)
Duniere-sur-Eyrieux (07083)
Flaviac (07090)
Freyssenet (07092)
Gilhac-et-Bruzac (07094)
Gluiras (07096)
Gourdon (07098)
Gras (07099)
Larnas (07133)
Lyas (07146)
Marcols-les-Eaux (07149)
Meysse (07157)
Les Ollieres-sur-Eyrieux (07167)
Pourcheres (07179)
Le Pouzin (07181)
Pranles (07184)
Privas (07186)
Rochemaure (07191)
Rochessauve (07194)
Rompon (07198)
Saint-Apollinaire-de-Rias (07214)
Saint-Bauzile (07219)
Saint-Cierge-la-Serre (07221)
Saint-Etienne-de-Serre (07233)
Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux (07237)
Saint-Jean-Chambre (07244)
Saint-Julien-du-Gua (07253)
Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban (07255)
Saint-Julien-le-Roux (07257)
Saint-Just-d'Ardeche (07259)
Saint-Lager-Bressac (07260)
Saint-Laurent-du-Pape (07261)
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardeche (07264)
Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche (07268)
Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon (07270)
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon (07274)
Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux (07278)
Saint-Montan (07279)
Saint-Pierre-la-Roche (07283)
Saint-Priest (07288)
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut (07295)
Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomerac (07298)
Saint-Thome (07300)
Saint-Vincent-de-Barres (07302)
Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort (07303)
Silhac (07314)
Le Teil (07319)
Valvigneres (07332)
Vernoux-en-Vivarais (07338)
Veyras (07340)
Viviers (07346)
La Voulte-sur-Rhone (07349)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Ardeche department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Privas