Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isere departement, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of La Tour-du-Pin.
History
When the Isere department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is bordered to the north and northeast by the Ain department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the arrondissement of Grenoble, to the west by the arrondissement of Vienne, and to the northwest by the Rhone department.
It is in the northeast of the department and is the second largest arrondissement with an area of , and the second in population with 270,681 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 La Tour-du-Pin there are 8 cantons:
Bourgoin-Jallieu (3802)
Chartreuse-Guiers (3803) (partly)
Charvieu-Chavagneux (3804)
Le Grand-Lemps (3808) (partly)
L'Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (partly)
Morestel (3817)
La Tour-du-Pin (3824)
La Verpilliere (3826) (partly)
Communes
The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin has 137 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Les Abrets-en-Dauphine (38001)
Annoisin-Chatelans (38010)
Anthon (38011)
Aoste (38012)
Apprieu (38013)
Arandon-Passins (38297)
Les Avenieres-Veyrins-Thuellin (38022)
La Balme-les-Grottes (38026)
La Batie-Montgascon (38029)
Belmont (38038)
Bevenais (38042)
Bilieu (38043)
Biol (38044)
Bizonnes (38046)
Blandin (38047)
Bonnefamille (38048)
Le Bouchage (38050)
Bourgoin-Jallieu (38053)
Bouvesse-Quirieu (38054)
Brangues (38055)
Burcin (38063)
Cessieu (38064)
Chabons (38065)
Chamagnieu (38067)
La Chapelle-de-la-Tour (38076)
Charancieu (38080)
Charavines (38082)
Charette (38083)
Charvieu-Chavagneux (38085)
Chassignieu (38089)
Chateauvilain (38091)
Chavanoz (38097)
Chelieu (38098)
Chezeneuve (38102)
Chimilin (38104)
Chozeau (38109)
Colombe (38118)
Corbelin (38124)
Courtenay (38135)
Crachier (38136)
Cremieu (38138)
Creys-Mepieu (38139)
Dizimieu (38146)
Doissin (38147)
Dolomieu (38148)
Domarin (38149)
Eclose-Badinieres (38152)
Les Eparres (38156)
Eydoche (38159)
Faverges-de-la-Tour (38162)
Flacheres (38167)
Four (38172)
Frontonas (38176)
Le Grand-Lemps (38182)
Granieu (38183)
Hieres-sur-Amby (38190)
L'Isle-d'Abeau (38193)
Janneyrias (38197)
Leyrieu (38210)
Massieu (38222)
Maubec (38223)
Merlas (38228)
Meyrie (38230)
Montagnieu, Isere (38246)
Montalieu-Vercieu (38247)
Montcarra (38250)
Montferrat (38256)
Montrevel, Isere (38257)
Moras (38260)
Morestel (38261)
Nivolas-Vermelle (38276)
Optevoz (38282)
Oyeu (38287)
Panissage (38293)
Panossas (38294)
Parmilieu (38295)
Le Passage (38296)
Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (38315)
Pont-de-Cheruy (38316)
Porcieu-Amblagnieu (38320)
Pressins (38323)
Roche (38339)
Rochetoirin (38341)
Romagnieu (38343)
Ruy-Montceau (38348)
Saint-Alban-de-Roche (38352)
Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre (38354)
Saint-Andre-le-Gaz (38357)
Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour (38365)
Saint-Bueil (38372)
Saint-Chef (38374)
Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour (38377)
Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes (38380)
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour (38381)
Sainte-Blandine (38369)
Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine (38386)
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens (38392)
Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne (38398)
Saint-Jean-de-Soudain (38401)
Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil (38415)
Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre (38420)
Saint-Ondras (38434)
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (38449)
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas (38451)
Saint-Savin (38455)
Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel (38458)
Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires (38460)
Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu (38464)
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel (38465)
Salagnon (38467)
Satolas-et-Bonce (38475)
Serezin-de-la-Tour (38481)
Sermerieu (38483)
Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu (38488)
Soleymieu (38494)
Succieu (38498)
Tignieu-Jameyzieu (38507)
Torchefelon (38508)
La Tour-du-Pin (38509)
Trept (38515)
Valencogne (38520)
Vasselin (38525)
Vaulx-Milieu (38530)
Velanne (38531)
Venerieu (38532)
Vernas (38535)
La Verpilliere (38537)
Vertrieu (38539)
Veyssilieu (38542)
Vezeronce-Curtin (38543)
Vignieu (38546)
Villages du Lac de Paladru (38292)
Villefontaine (38553)
Villemoirieu (38554)
Villette-d'Anthon (38557)
Virieu (38560)
Voissant (38564)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Isere department
List of arrondissements of France
References
La Tour-du-Pin