Arrondissement of Nevers

The arrondissement of Nevers is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Nievre departement in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Nevers.
History
When the Nievre department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Nevers was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Nevers is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Clamecy, to the east by the arrondissement of Chateau-Chinon (Ville), to the south by the Allier (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes) department and to the west by the Cher (Centre-Val de Loire) department.
The arrondissement is in the southwestern part of the department, with an area of , the largest in area of the department. It has 118,087 inhabitants, the arrondissement of Nievre with more people living there, and a population 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.
Chateau-Chinon (partly)
Decize
Fourchambault
Guerigny (partly)
Imphy
Nevers-1
Nevers-2
Nevers-3
Nevers-4
Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier
Varennes-Vauzelles
Communes
The arrondissement of Nevers has 82 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Anlezy (58006)
Avril-sur-Loire (58020)
Azy-le-Vif (58021)
Beard (58025)
Beaumont-Sardolles (58028)
Billy-Chevannes (58031)
Bona (58035)
Challuy (58051)
Champvert (58055)
Chantenay-Saint-Imbert (58057)
Chevenon (58072)
Cizely (58078)
Cossaye (58087)
Coulanges-les-Nevers (58088)
Crux-la-Ville (58092)
Decize (58095)
Devay (58096)
Diennes-Aubigny (58097)
Dornes (58104)
Druy-Parigny (58105)
La Fermete (58112)
Fertreve (58113)
Fleury-sur-Loire (58115)
Fourchambault (58117)
Frasnay-Reugny (58119)
Garchizy (58121)
Germigny-sur-Loire (58124)
Gimouille (58126)
Guerigny (58131)
Imphy (58134)
Jailly (58136)
Lamenay-sur-Loire (58137)
Langeron (58138)
Limon (58143)
Livry (58144)
Lucenay-les-Aix (58146)
Luthenay-Uxeloup (58148)
La Machine (58151)
Magny-Cours (58152)
Mars-sur-Allier (58158)
Marzy (58160)
Montapas (58171)
Montigny-aux-Amognes (58176)
Neuville-les-Decize (58192)
Nevers (58194)
Nolay (58196)
Parigny-les-Vaux (58207)
Poiseux (58212)
Pougues-les-Eaux (58214)
Rouy (58223)
Saincaize-Meauce (58225)
Saint-Benin-d'Azy (58232)
Saint-Benin-des-Bois (58233)
Saint-Eloi (58238)
Sainte-Marie (58253)
Saint-Firmin (58239)
Saint-Franchy (58240)
Saint-Germain-Chassenay (58241)
Saint-Jean-aux-Amognes (58247)
Saint-Leger-des-Vignes (58250)
Saint-Martin-d'Heuille (58254)
Saint-Maurice (58257)
Saint-Ouen-sur-Loire (58258)
Saint-Parize-en-Viry (58259)
Saint-Parize-le-Chatel (58260)
Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier (58264)
Saint-Saulge (58267)
Saint-Sulpice (58269)
Sauvigny-les-Bois (58273)
Saxi-Bourdon (58275)
Sermoise-sur-Loire (58278)
Sougy-sur-Loire (58280)
Thianges (58291)
Toury-Lurcy (58293)
Toury-sur-Jour (58294)
Tresnay (58296)
Trois-Vevres (58297)
Urzy (58300)
Varennes-Vauzelles (58303)
Vaux d'Amognes (58204)
Verneuil (58306)
Ville-Langy (58311)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Nievre department
Communes of the Nievre department
References
Nevers