Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

The arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Nièvre "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
History.
When the Nièvre department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire was part of that original department, with the original name of "Cosne". In 1952, the name was changed to "Cosne-sur-Loire", and in 1973, after the "commune" "Cours" was joined to the "commune" Cosne-sur-Loire, the name was changed to the present name.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is bordered to the north by the Yonne (Burgundy) department, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Clamecy, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Nevers and to the west by the Cher (Centre-Val de Loire) department.
It is the westernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of . It has 44,772 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 3 cantons in the "arrondissement" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has 63 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: