Arrondissement of Grenoble

The arrondissement of Grenoble is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isère "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Grenoble.
History.
When the Isère department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Grenoble was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Grenoble is bordered to the north and northeast by the Savoie department, to the east and southeast by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the south and west by the Drôme department, and to the northwest by the "arrondissements" of Vienne and La Tour-du-Pin.
It is in the southern half of the department and is the largest "arrondissement" with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 758,956 inhabitants and a 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 Grenoble there are 19 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Grenoble has 267 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: