Arrondissement of Yssingeaux

The arrondissement of Yssingeaux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Loire "département". Its capital is the city of Yssingeaux, a subprefecture of the department.
History.
When the Haute-Loire department was created on 4 March 1790, the "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux, 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 Yssingeaux is bordered to the north by the Loire departmens, to the east and southeast by the Ardèche department, to the south and west by the "arrondissement" of Le Puy-en-Velay.
The "arrondissement" is in the northeast of the department and is the smallest "arrondissement" in area, , but the second in population, with 84,676 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The department is in the basin of the Loire river.
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 Yssingeaux, there are 8 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Yssingeaux has 44 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: