Arrondissement of Nyons facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Nyons
Arrondissement of France
Location of the arrondissement Nyons in Drôme
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Communes	149
Subprefecture	Nyons
INSEE code	262
Area
• Total	2,358.7 km2 (910.7 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	141,971
• Density	60.1904/km2 (155.892/sq mi)

The Arrondissement of Nyons is a special kind of area in France. It is part of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A department is like a county, and a region is a larger area, similar to a state. The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Nyons.

History

The Arrondissement of Nyons was created on February 17, 1800. It has always been part of the Drôme department since then.

Geography

The Arrondissement of Nyons is the most southern part of the Drôme department. It even has a small piece of the Vaucluse department inside it, like an enclave. An enclave is a territory completely surrounded by another territory.

Nyons is the largest arrondissement in the Drôme department. It covers an area of about 2,358.7 square kilometers (910.7 square miles). It is the second most populated arrondissement in the department. In 2014, about 141,971 people lived there. This means it has a population density of about 61.9 people per square kilometer. This number tells us how many people live in each square kilometer.

The Arrondissement of Nyons shares borders with several other areas:

• To the north, it borders the Arrondissement of Die.
• To the east, it borders the Hautes-Alpes department.
• To the southeast, it borders the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
• To the south, it borders the Vaucluse department.
• To the west, it borders the Ardèche department.

How Nyons is Organized

The Arrondissement of Nyons is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.

Cantons

Cantons are groups of communes. They are used for elections. After a change in how cantons are organized in France, they might include communes from different arrondissements.

There are 6 cantons in the Arrondissement of Nyons:

• Dieulefit (partly)
• Grignan
• Montélimar-1
• Montélimar-2
• Nyons et Baronnies
• Le Tricastin

Communes

Communes are the smallest administrative divisions in France. They are like towns or villages. The Arrondissement of Nyons has 149 communes.

Here are some of the communes with the most people living in them:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Drôme department
• Communes of the Drôme department

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Nyons para niños