Arrondissement of Alès

The arrondissement of Ales is an arrondissement of France, in the Gard department, Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Ales.
History
When the Gard department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Ales, with the name of Alais, was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Ales is the most northern of the arrondissements of the Gard department. It is bordered to the north by the Ardeche department, to the east by the Nimes arrondissement, to the south by the Le Vigan arrondissement and to the west by the Lozere department.
The arrondissement of Ales is the smallest arrondissement of the department in area, , and the second in population (151,823 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.
In the arrondissement of Ales, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Cazeres, Escalquens and Plaisance-du-Touch. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondiissements:
Communes
The arrondissement of Ales has 101 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Aigremont (30002)
Allegre-les-Fumades (30008)
Ales (30007)
Anduze (30010)
Aujac (30022)
Bagard (30027)
Barjac (30029)
Besseges (30037)
Boisset-et-Gaujac (30042)
Bonnevaux (30044)
Bordezac (30045)
Boucoiran-et-Nozieres (30046)
Bouquet (30048)
Branoux-les-Taillades (30051)
Brignon (30053)
Brouzet-les-Ales (30055)
Cardet (30068)
Cassagnoles (30071)
Castelnau-Valence (30072)
Cendras (30077)
Chambon (30079)
Chamborigaud (30080)
Concoules (30090)
Corbes (30094)
Courry (30097)
Cruviers-Lascours (30100)
Deaux (30101)
Domessargues (30104)
Euzet (30109)
Gagnieres (30120)
Genolhac (30130)
Generargues (30129)
La Grand-Combe (30132)
La Vernarede (30345)
Lamelouze (30137)
Laval-Pradel (30142)
Le Martinet (30159)
Les Mages (30152)
Les Plans (30197)
Les Salles-du-Gardon (30307)
Ledignan (30146)
Lezan (30147)
Malons-et-Elze (30153)
Martignargues (30158)
Maruejols-les-Gardon (30160)
Massanes (30161)
Massillargues-Attuech (30162)
Mauressargues (30163)
Meyrannes (30167)
Mialet (30168)
Molieres-sur-Ceze (30171)
Mons (30173)
Monteils (30177)
Mejannes-le-Clap (30164)
Mejannes-les-Ales (30165)
Navacelles (30187)
Ners (30188)
Peyremale (30194)
Ponteils-et-Bresis (30201)
Portes (30203)
Potelieres (30204)
Ribaute-les-Tavernes (30214)
Rivieres (30215)
Robiac-Rochessadoule (30216)
Rochegude (30218)
Rousson (30223)
Saint-Ambroix (30227)
Saint-Bres (30237)
Saint-Benezet (30234)
Saint-Christol-les-Ales (30243)
Saint-Cesaire-de-Gauzignan (30240)
Saint-Denis (30247)
Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet (30253)
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas (30259)
Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton (30261)
Saint-Jean-de-Ceyrargues (30264)
Saint-Jean-de-Maruejols-et-Avejan (30266)
Saint-Jean-de-Serres (30267)
Saint-Jean-de-Valeriscle (30268)
Saint-Jean-du-Gard (30269)
Saint-Jean-du-Pin (30270)
Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas (30271)
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers (30274)
Saint-Just-et-Vacquieres (30275)
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (30284)
Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille (30285)
Saint-Paul-la-Coste (30291)
Saint-Privat-de-Champclos (30293)
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux (30294)
Saint-Sebastien-d'Aigrefeuille (30298)
Saint-Victor-de-Malcap (30303)
Saint-Etienne-de-l'Olm (30250)
Sainte-Cecile-d'Andorge (30239)
Salindres (30305)
Servas (30318)
Seynes (30320)
Soustelle (30323)
Senechas (30316)
Tharaux (30327)
Tornac (30330)
Vezenobres (30348)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Gard department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Ales