Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot

The arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Lot-et-Garonne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital, and subpréfecture of the department, is the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
History.
When the Lot-et-Garonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Villeneuve-sur-Lot was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Villeneuve-sur-Lot is in the northeast of Lot-et-Garonne, with an area of , the largest "arrondissement" of the department. It has 90,527 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the Dordogne department, to the east by the Lot department, to the southeast by the Tarn-et-Garonne department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Agen and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Marmande.
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 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Le Confluent, Le Pays de Serres and Le Val du Dropt. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Villeneuve-sur-Lot has 92 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: