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Arrondissement of Vienne
Arrondissement of France
Location of Vienne in Isère
Location of Vienne in Isère
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Communes 117
Subprefecture Vienne
INSEE code 383
Area
 • Total 1,227.1 km2 (473.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 213,960
 • Density 174.362/km2 (451.596/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Vienne is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isère département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Vienne.

History

When the Isère department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Vienne was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Vienne is bordered to the north by the Rhône department, to the east by the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Grenoble, to the south by the Drôme department, to the southwest by the Ardèche department, and to the west by the Loire department.

It is in the northwest of the department and is the smallest arrondissement with an area of 1,227.1 km2 (473.8 sq mi), and the one with fewest people living in it, with a population of 213,960 inhabitants and a density of 174.4 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 Vienne there are 6 cantons:

  1. Bièvre (3801) (with 47 of 48 communes)
  2. L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814) (with 5 of 13 communes)
  3. Roussillon (3821)
  4. La Verpillière (3826) (with 9 of 16 communes)
  5. Vienne-1 (3827)
  6. Vienne-2 (3828)

Communes

The arrondissement of Vienne has 177 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Agnin (38003)
  2. Anjou (38009)
  3. Artas (38015)
  4. Arzay (38016)
  5. Assieu (38017)
  6. Auberives-sur-Varèze (38019)
  7. Balbins (38025)
  8. Beaufort (38032)
  9. Beaurepaire (38034)
  10. Beauvoir-de-Marc (38035)
  11. Bellegarde-Poussieu (38037)
  12. Bossieu (38049)
  13. Bougé-Chambalud (38051)
  14. Bressieux (38056)
  15. Brézins (38058)
  16. Brion (38060)
  17. Champier (38069)
  18. Chanas (38072)
  19. La Chapelle-de-Surieu (38077)
  20. Charantonnay (38081)
  21. Chasse-sur-Rhône (38087)
  22. Châtenay (38093)
  23. Cheyssieu (38101)
  24. Chonas-l'Amballan (38107)
  25. Chuzelles (38110)
  26. Chalon (38066)
  27. Châtonnay (38094)
  28. Clonas-sur-Varèze (38114)
  29. Commelle (38121)
  30. La Côte-Saint-André (38130)
  31. Les Côtes-d'Arey (38131)
  32. Cour-et-Buis (38134)
  33. Culin (38141)
  34. Diémoz (38144)
  35. Estrablin (38157)
  36. Eyzin-Pinet (38160)
  37. Faramans (38161)
  38. La Forteresse (38171)
  39. La Frette (38174)
  40. Gillonnay (38180)
  41. Grenay (38184)
  42. Heyrieux (38189)
  43. Jarcieu (38198)
  44. Jardin (38199)
  45. Lentiol (38209)
  46. Lieudieu (38211)
  47. Longechenal (38213)
  48. Luzinay (38215)
  49. Marcilloles (38218)
  50. Marcollin (38219)
  51. Marnans (38221)
  52. Meyrieu-les-Étangs (38231)
  53. Meyssiez (38232)
  54. Moidieu-Détourbe (38238)
  55. Moissieu-sur-Dolon (38240)
  56. Monsteroux-Milieu (38244)
  57. Montfalcon (38255)
  58. Montseveroux (38259)
  59. Mottier (38267)
  60. Nantoin (38274)
  61. Ornacieux (38284)
  62. Oytier-Saint-Oblas (38288)
  63. Pact (38290)
  64. Pajay (38291)
  65. Le Péage-de-Roussillon (38298)
  66. Penol (38300)
  67. Pisieu (38307)
  68. Plan (38308)
  69. Pommier-de-Beaurepaire (38311)
  70. Pont-Évêque (38318)
  71. Primarette (38324)
  72. Revel-Tourdan (38335)
  73. Reventin-Vaugris (38336)
  74. Les Roches-de-Condrieu (38340)
  75. Roussillon (38344)
  76. Royas (38346)
  77. Roybon (38347)
  78. Sablons (38349)
  79. Saint-Agnin-sur-Bion (38351)
  80. Saint-Alban-du-Rhône (38353)
  81. Saint-Barthélemy (38363)
  82. Saint-Clair-du-Rhône (38378)
  83. Saint-Clair-sur-Galaure (38379)
  84. Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde (38358)
  85. Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (38384)
  86. Saint-Geoirs (38387)
  87. Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche (38389)
  88. Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte (38393)
  89. Saint-Jean-de-Bournay (38399)
  90. Saint-Julien-de-l'Herms (38406)
  91. Saint-Just-Chaleyssin (38408)
  92. Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (38425)
  93. Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs (38427)
  94. Saint-Paul-d'Izeaux (38437)
  95. Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux (38440)
  96. Saint-Prim (38448)
  97. Saint-Romain-de-Surieu (38452)
  98. Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux (38457)
  99. Saint-Sorlin-de-Vienne (38459)
  100. Salaise-sur-Sanne (38468)
  101. Sardieu (38473)
  102. Savas-Mépin (38476)
  103. Semons (38479)
  104. Septème (38480)
  105. Serpaize (38484)
  106. Seyssuel (38487)
  107. Sillans (38490)
  108. Sonnay (38496)
  109. Thodure (38505)
  110. Tramolé (38512)
  111. Valencin (38519)
  112. Vernioz (38536)
  113. Vienne (38544)
  114. Villeneuve-de-Marc (38555)
  115. Ville-sous-Anjou (38556)
  116. Villette-de-Vienne (38558)
  117. Viriville (38561)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
38544 Vienne 29,096 Vienne-1 and Vienne-2 CA Viennagglo
38344 Roussillon 8,187 Roussillon Le Pays Roussillonnais
38298 Le Péage-de-Roussillon 6,676 Roussillon Le Pays Roussillonnais
38425 Saint-Maurice-l'Exil 6,030 Vienne-2 Le Pays Roussillonnais
38087 Chasse-sur-Rhône 5,772 Vienne-1 CA Viennagglo
38318 Pont-Évêque 5,181 Vienne-1 CA Viennagglo
38034 Beaurepaire 4,869 Roussillon Le Territoire de Beaurepaire
38138 La Côte-Saint-André 4,737 Bièvre Bièvre Isère
38189 Heyrieux 4,633 La Verpillière Les Collines du Nord Dauphiné
38399 Saint-Jean-de-Bournay 4,596 L’Isle-d'Abeau Bièvre Isère

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