Arrondissement of Chinon

The arrondissement of Chinon is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Chinon.
History.
When the Indre-et-Loire department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Chinon was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Chinon is the most western of the "arrondissements" of the Indre-et-Loire department. It is bordered to the north and east by the "arrondissement" of Tours, to the southeast by the Loches "arrondissement", to the west by the Vienne department and to the northwest by the Maine-et-Loire department.
The "arrondissement" of Chinon is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department in area, , but the second in population (86,952 inhabitants).
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 Chinon are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Chinon has 106 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: