Arrondissement of Blois

The arrondissement of Blois is an arrondissement of France, in the Loir-et-Cher department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Blois.
History.
When the Loir-et-Cher department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Blois was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Blois is a central "arrondissement" in the Loir-et-Cher department. It is the second largest "arrondissement" of the department, , but it is the one with more people living in it, with 173,125 inhabitants.
It is bordered to the north by the Eure-et-Loir department, to the northeast by the Loiret department, to the east and south by the "arrondissement" of Romorantin-Lanthenay, to the west by the Indre-et-Loire department and to the northwest by the "arrondissement" of Vendôme.
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".
The cantons in the arrondissement of Blois are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Blois has 94 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: