Arrondissement of Castellane

The arrondissement of Castellane is an arrondissement of France, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Castellane.
History.
When the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Castellane was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" was eliminated in 1926 but became again an "arrondissement" in 1952.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Castellane is in eastern Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Barcelonnette, to the east by the Alpes-Maritimes department, to the south by the Var department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Digne-les-Bains.
The "arrondissement" of Castellane is the second smallest "arrondissement" of the department, after the "arrondissement" of Barcelonnette, both in area, , and population (9,493 inhabitants).
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 is only one canton in the "arrondissement" of Castellane, with all its communes in the "arrondissement": the canton of Castellane .
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Castellane has 41 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: