Arrondissement of Limoux

The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aude "département" in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Limoux.
History.
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Limoux was part of that original department.
Geography.
It is the southernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , with a population of 44,467 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Limoux is bordered to the north and east by the "arrondissement" of Carcassonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and to the west by the Ariège 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 Limoux, there are 2 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement" and 2 that has some of its "communes" in other "arrondissements", as can be seen in the following table:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Limoux has 147 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: