Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay

The arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire "département". Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Le Puy-en-Velay.
History.
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay, with the name of "Le Puy", was part of that original department. In 1988, the name was changed to Puy-en-Velay.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Puy-en-Velay is bordered to the north by the Puy-de-Dôme and Loire departments, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and southwest by the Lozère department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Brioude.
It is the central "arrondissement" of the department and is the largest "arrondissement" both in area, , and in population, with 96,041 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The Loire river flows through this "arrondissement".
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 Puy-en-Velay, there are 9 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay has 102 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: