Arrondissement of Nîmes

The arrondissement of Nîmes is an arrondissement of France, in the Gard department, Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Nîmes.
History.
When the Gard department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Nîmes was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Nîmes is the most eastern of the "arrondissements" of the Gard department. It is bordered to the north by the Ardèche department, to the northeast by the Vaucluse department, to the east by the Bouches-du-Rhône department, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the Hérault department and to the west by the Le Vigan and the Alès "arrondissements".
The "arrondissement" of Nîmes is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, both in area, , and population (547,598 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 18 cantons in the "arrondissement" of Nîmes. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondiissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Nîmes has 177 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: