Arrondissement of Metz

The arrondissement of Metz is an arrondissement of France, in the Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Metz.
History.
The "arrondissement" of Metz was formed when the former "arrondissements" of Metz-Campagne and Metz-Ville were merged on 1 January 2015 to form the new "arrondissement".
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Metz is in the west of the Moselle department. It is bordered to the north by the Thionville "arrondissement", to the east by the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle "arrondissement", to the southeast by the Sarrebourg-Château-Salins "arrondissement" and to the south and west by the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
The "arrondissement" of Metz has an area of and a population of 341,821 inhabitants with 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 10 cantons in the arrondissement of Metz:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Metz has 140 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: