Arrondissement of Céret

The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France; it is the southermost "arrondissement" of Metropolitan France. It is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales "département". Its capital is the city of Céret.
The "arrondissement" of Céret is in the southeast of the department; it is the southernmost "arrondissement" of France.
History.
When the Pyrénées-Orientales department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Céret was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Céret is the smallest of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , but it is the second in population, after the Perpignan "arrondissement", with 73,192 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the Perpignan "arrondissement", to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by Spain, to the west and northwest by the Prades "arrondissement".
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 Céret, there are 2 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement": La Côte Vermeille and Vallespir-Albères. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Céret has 40 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: