Arrondissement of Arles

The arrondissement of Arles is an arrondissement of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Arles.
History.
When the Bouches-du-Rhône department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Arles was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Arles is in the west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is bordered to the north by the Vaucluse department, to the northeast by the Aix-en-Provence "arrondissement", to the southeast by the Istres "arrondissement", to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Gard department.
The "arrondissement" of Arles is the largest "arrondissement" of the department in area, but the one with fewest people living in it, with a population of 205,529 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 4 cantons in the "arrondissement" of Arles and 2 of them do not have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Arles has 36 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: