Arrondissement of Briançon

The arrondissement of Briançon is a French arrondissement in the Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Briançon.
History.
When the Hautes-Alpes department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Briançon was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Briançon is the most northern of the Hautes-Alpes department. It is bordered to the east by the Piedmont region (Italy), to the southeast by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the south by the Gap "arrondissement", to the west by the Drôme department and to the north by the Savoie department.
The "arrondissement" of Briançon is the smallest of the two "arrondissements" of the department both in area, , and population (35,752 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 four cantons in the "arrondissement" of Briançon and all have their communes in the "arrondissement":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Briançon has 37 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: