Arrondissement of Bourges

The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France, in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Bourges.
History.
When the Cher department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Bourges was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Bourges is the central "arrondissement" of the Cher department. It is bordered to the north by the Loiret department, to the east by the Nièvre department, to the south by the Saint-Amand-Montrond "arrondissement", to the southwest by the Indre department and to the west by the Vierzon "arrondissement".
The "arrondissement" of Bourges is the largest "arrondissement" of the department in area, , and the one with more people living in it (173,889 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".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Bourges are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Bourges has 131 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: