Arrondissement of Nyons

The arrondissement of Nyons is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Drôme "département" in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Nyons.
History.
When the "arrrondissements" of France were created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Nyons was part of the department of Drôme.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Nyons is the most southern of the "arrondissements" of the department; it has an enclave of the Vaucluse department. It is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It is the second "arrondissement" in population with 141,971 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Nyons is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Die, to the west by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the southeast by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the south by the Vaucluse department 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 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Nyons: they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Nyons has 149 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: