Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier

The arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Jura "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lons-le-Saunier.
History.
When the "arrondissements" of Jura were created in 1800, Lons-le-Saunier was one of them in the Jura department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 126,071 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants, and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" Dole, to the east by the Doubs department, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" Saint-Claude, to the southwest by the Ain department and to the west by the Saône-et-Loire department.
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 Lons-le-Saunier, there are nine cantons and seven of them have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier has 258 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: