Arrondissement of Valence

The arrondissement of Valence is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Drôme "département" in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Valence.
History.
When the Drôme department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Valence was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Valence is the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the department; it is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of , but the one with more people living in it, with 314,233 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Valence is bordered to the north and east by the Isère department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Die and to the west by the Ardèche 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".
There are 12 cantons in the "arrondissement" of Valence: they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Valence has 105 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: