Arrondissement of Bellac

The arrondissement of Bellac is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Bellac.
History.
When the Haute-Vienne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Bellac was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Bellac is the most northern "arrondissement" of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the northwest and north by the Vienne department, to the east by the Creuse department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Limoges, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Rochechouart and to the west by the Charente department.
The "arrondissement" of Bellac is the second "arrondissement" of the department, after the "arrondissement" of Limoges, in area, , and population (39,744 inhabitants). It has a population density of 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 Bellac, the canton of Bellac and the canton of Châteauponsac have all their "communes". The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Bellac has 62 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: