Arrondissement of Limoges

The arrondissement of Limoges is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Limoges.
History.
When the Haute-Vienne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Limoges was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Limoges is the most southern "arrondissement" of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Bellac, to the east by the Creuse department, to the south by the Corrèze department, to the southwest by the Dordogne department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Rochechouart.
The "arrondissement" of Limoges is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, with area of , and it is the one with more people living in it with a population of 298,578 inhabitants and 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 Limoges, the canton of Ambazac is the only canton that has "communes" in more than one "arrondissement" as can be seen in the following table:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Limoges has 108 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: