Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)

The arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville), or simply arrondissement of Château-Chinon, is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Nièvre "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comtéregion. Its capital is the city of Château-Chinon (Ville).
History.
When the Nièvre department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Château-Chinon (Ville) was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Château-Chinon (Ville) is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Clamecy, to the northeast by the Côte-d'Or (Burgundy) department, to the east and south by the Saône-et-Loire (Burgundy) department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Nevers.
It is the westernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 25,717 inhabitants and a population 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".
There are only three cantons in the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville): they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Château-Chinon (Ville) has 80 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: