Arrondissement of Nyons

The arrondissement of Nyons is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Drome departement in the Auvergne-Rhone-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 Drome.
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 Ardeche 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)
Montelimar-1 (2608)
Montelimar-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)
Ancone (26008)
Arpavon (26013)
Aubres (26016)
Aulan (26018)
Ballons (26022)
Barret-de-Lioure (26026)
La Batie-Rolland (26031)
La Baume-de-Transit (26033)
Beauvoisin (26043)
La Begude-de-Mazenc (26045)
Bellecombe-Tarendol (26046)
Benivay-Ollon (26048)
Besignan (26050)
Bezaudun-sur-Bine (26051)
Bonlieu-sur-Roubion (26052)
Bouchet (26054)
Bourdeaux (26056)
Bouvieres (26060)
Buis-les-Baronnies (26063)
Chamaret (26070)
Chantemerle-les-Grignan (26073)
La Charce (26075)
Charols (26078)
Chateauneuf-de-Bordette (26082)
Chateauneuf-du-Rhone (26085)
Chaudebonne (26089)
Chauvac-Laux-Montaux (26091)
Clansayes (26093)
Cleon-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)
Donzere (26116)
Espeluche (26121)
Eygalayes (26126)
Eygaliers (26127)
Eyroles (26130)
Eyzahut (26131)
Ferrassieres (26135)
La Garde-Adhemar (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)
Merindol-les-Oliviers (26180)
Mevouillon (26181)
Mirabel-aux-Baronnies (26182)
Mollans-sur-Ouveze (26188)
Montauban-sur-l'Ouveze (26189)
Montaulieu (26190)
Montboucher-sur-Jabron (26191)
Montbrison-sur-Lez (26192)
Montbrun-les-Bains (26193)
Montelimar (26198)
Montferrand-la-Fare (26199)
Montfroc (26200)
Montguers (26201)
Montjoux (26202)
Montjoyer (26203)
Montreal-les-Sources (26209)
Montsegur-sur-Lauzon (26211)
Nyons (26220)
Orcinas (26222)
Le Pegue (26226)
Pelonne (26227)
La Penne-sur-l'Ouveze (26229)
Piegon (26233)
Pierrelatte (26235)
Pierrelongue (26236)
Les Pilles (26238)
Plaisians (26239)
Le Poet-en-Percip (26242)
Le Poet-Laval (26243)
Le Poet-Sigillat (26244)
Pommerol (26245)
Pont-de-Barret (26249)
Portes-en-Valdaine (26251)
Propiac (26256)
Puygiron (26257)
Reauville (26261)
Reilhanette (26263)
Remuzat (26264)
Rioms (26267)
Rochebaudin (26268)
Rochebrune (26269)
Rochefort-en-Valdaine (26272)
Rochegude (26275)
Roche-Saint-Secret-Beconne (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'Ouveze (26292)
Sainte-Euphemie-sur-Ouveze (26303)
Sainte-Jalle (26306)
Saint-Ferreol-Trente-Pas (26304)
Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion (26305)
Saint-Marcel-les-Sauzet (26312)
Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues (26317)
Saint-May (26318)
Saint-Pantaleon-les-Vignes (26322)
Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (26324)
Saint-Restitut (26326)
Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet (26329)
Salettes (26334)
Salles-sous-Bois (26335)
Saulce-sur-Rhone (26337)
Sauzet (26338)
Savasse (26339)
Sederon (26340)
Solerieux (26342)
Souspierre (26343)
Suze-la-Rousse (26345)
Taulignan (26348)
Teyssieres (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-Meouge (26372)
Vesc (26373)
Villebois-les-Pins (26374)
Villefranche-le-Chateau (26375)
Villeperdrix (26376)
Vinsobres (26377)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Drome department
Communes of the Drome department
References
Nyons