Arrondissement of Rochechouart

The arrondissement of Rochechouart is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Rochechouart.
History.
When the "arrondissements" were created in 1800 in France, the "arrondissement" of Rochechouart was one of those in the Haute-Vienne department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Rochechouart is the most western "arrondissement" of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the west and north by the Charente department, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Bellac, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Limoges and to the south by the Dordogne department.
The "arrondissement" of Rochechouart is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department, with area of only , and it is the one with fewest people living in it with a population of 37,877 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 two cantons in the "arrondissement" of Rochechouart and both have all their "comunes" in the "arrondissement". These cantons are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Rochechouart has 30 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: