Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées "department" in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Argelès-Gazost. 
History.
When the "arrondissements" were created in 1800, Argelès-Gazost was one of them in the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
In 1926, the "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost was eliminated but, in 1942, it was made again an "arrondissement".
Geography.
It is the smallest of the "arrondissements" of the department with an area of , and a population 39,130 inhabitants; its population density is of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Tarbes, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, to the south by Spain and to west by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).
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".
The three cantons found in the "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost has 87 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
There are only 4 "communes" with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the "arrondissement"; they are: