Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond is an arrondissement of France, in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Amand-Montrond.
History.
When the Cher department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Amand-Montrond was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Amand-Montrond is the most southern "arrondissement" of the Cher department. It is bordered to the north by the Bourges "arrondissement", to the northeast by the Nièvre department, to the east and southeast by the Allier department, to the south by the Creuse department and to the west by the Indre department.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Amand-Montrond has an area of and a population of 65,145 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".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Saint-Amand-Montrond, (with their INSEE codes) are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Amand-Montrond has 116 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: