Arrondissement of Épernay

The arrondissement of Épernay is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Épernay.
History.
When the Marne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Épernay was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Épernay is in the southwest of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Reims, to the east by the Châlons-en-Champagne "arrondissement", to the southeast and south by the Aube department, to the southwest by the Seine-et-Marne department and to the west by the Aisne department.
The "arrondissement" of Épernay is the largest "arrondissement" of the department in area, , but the second in population (109,771 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".
In the "arrondissement" of Épernay, there are six cantons and only two of them have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Épernay has 181 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: