Arrondissement of Montpellier

The arrondissement of Montpellier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hérault "département". Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Montpellier.
History.
When the Hérault department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Montpellier was part of that original department.
Geography.
It is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 700,241 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" covers the northeastern part of the department and is bordered to the north and northeast by the Gard department, to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Béziers and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Lodève.
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".
In the "arrondissement" of Montpellier, there are 14 cantons with all is "communes" in the "arrondissement". The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Montpellier has 93 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: