Arrondissement of Nancy

The arrondissement of Nancy is an arrondissement of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Nancy.
History.
When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the "arrondissement" of Nancy was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Nancy is in the middle of the southern part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. It is bordered to the north by the Moselle department, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Lunéville, to the south by the Vosges department, to the west by the "arrondissement" of Toul and to the northwest by the "arrondissement" of Briey.
The "arrondissement" of Nancy has an area of and a population of 417,430 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 are only 16 cantons in the arrondissement of Nancy; they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Nancy has 188 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː