Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Thonon-les-Bains.
Thonon-les-Bains | |
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Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
No. of communes | 68 |
Subprefecture | Thonon-les-Bains |
Area | 907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | 145,809 |
INSEE code | 744 |
History
changeWhen the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.[1]
Geography
changeThe arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is bordered to the west, north and east by Switzerland, to the south by the arrondissement of Bonneville and to the southwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
It is most northern of the arrondissements of the department and is the second smallest arrondissement with an area of 907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi),[2] but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of 156.5 inhabitants/km².[3]
Composition
changeCantons
changeAfter the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons:
- Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
- Sciez (7415)
- Thonon-les-Bains (7417)
Communes
changeThe arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]
- Abondance (74001)
- Allinges (74005)
- Anthy-sur-Léman (74013)
- Armoy (74020)
- Ballaison (74025)
- Bellevaux (74032)
- Bernex (74033)
- Bogève (74038)
- Bonnevaux (74041)
- Bons-en-Chablais (74043)
- Boëge (74037)
- Brenthonne (74048)
- Burdignin (74050)
- Cervens (74053)
- Champanges (74057)
- Chens-sur-Léman (74070)
- Chevenoz (74073)
- Châtel (74063)
- Douvaine (74105)
- Draillant (74106)
- Essert-Romand (74114)
- Évian-les-Bains (74119)
- Excenevex (74121)
- Fessy (74126)
- Féternes (74127)
- Habère-Lullin (74139)
- Habère-Poche (74140)
- La Baume (74030)
- La Chapelle-d'Abondance (74058)
- La Forclaz (74129)
- La Vernaz (74295)
- Larringes (74146)
- Le Biot (74034)
- Loisin (74150)
- Lugrin (74154)
- Lullin (74155)
- Lully (74156)
- Lyaud (74157)
- Margencel (74163)
- Marin (74166)
- Massongy (74171)
- Maxilly-sur-Léman (74172)
- Meillerie (74175)
- Messery (74180)
- Montriond (74188)
- Morzine (74191)
- Nernier (74199)
- Neuvecelle (74200)
- Novel, Haute-Savoie (74203)
- Orcier (74206)
- Perrignier (74210)
- Publier (74218)
- Reyvroz (74222)
- Saint-André-de-Boëge (74226)
- Saint-Gingolph (74237)
- Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74238)
- Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74249)
- Saxel (74261)
- Sciez (74263)
- Seytroux (74271)
- Thollon-les-Mémises (74279)
- Thonon-les-Bains (74281)
- Vacheresse (74286)
- Vailly (74287)
- Veigy-Foncenex (74293)
- Villard (74301)
- Vinzier (74308)
- Yvoire (74315)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code |
Commune | Population[3] (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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74281 | Thonon-les-Bains | 34,973 | Thonon-les-Bains | CA Thonon |
74119 | Évian-les-Bains | 8,822 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
74218 | Publier | 6,753 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
74263 | Sciez | 5,592 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
74105 | Douvaine | 5,509 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
74043 | Bons-en-Chablais | 5,337 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
74005 | Allinges | 4,295 | Thonon-les-Bains | CA Thonon |
74293 | Veigy-Foncenex | 3,409 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
74200 | Neuvecelle | 2,959 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
74191 | Morzine | 2,893 | Évian-les-Bains | Le Haut-Chablais |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Historique de la Haute-Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Thonon-les-Bains (744)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-153 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Savoie" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Thonon-les-Bains (744)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2017.