Arrondissement of Troyes

The arrondissement of Troyes is an arrondissement of France, in the Aube department, Grand Est region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Troyes.
History.
When the Aube department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Troyes was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Troyes is in the middle of the Aube department. It is bordered to the north by the Marne department, to the east by the Bar-sur-Aube "arrondissement", to the south by the Côte-d'Or department, to the southwest by the Yonne department and to the west by the Nogent-sur-Seine "arrondissement".
The "arrondissement" of Troyes is the largest "arrondissement" of the department in area, with , and in population, with 225,184 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 14 cantons in the arrondissement of Troyes; they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Troyes has 247 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: