Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Isère "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of La Tour-du-Pin.
History.
When the Isère department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of La Tour-du-Pin was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of La Tour-du-Pin is bordered to the north and northeast by the Ain department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Grenoble, to the west by the "arrondissement" of Vienne, and to the northwest by the Rhône department.
It is in the northeast of the department and is the second largest "arrondissement" with an area of , and the second in population with 270,681 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 La Tour-du-Pin there are 8 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of La Tour-du-Pin has 137 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: