Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
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Location of Thonon-les-Bains in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Communes | 68 |
| Subprefecture | Thonon-les-Bains |
| INSEE code | 744 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 142,090 |
| • Density | 156.539/km2 (405.43/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Thonon-les-Bains.
History
When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is bordered to the west, north and east by Switzerland, to the south by the arrondissement of Bonneville and to the southwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
It is most northern of the arrondissements of the department and is the second smallest arrondissement with an area of 907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi), but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of 156.5 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 Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons:
- Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
- Sciez (7415)
- Thonon-les-Bains (7417)
Communes
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Abondance (74001)
- Allinges (74005)
- Anthy-sur-Léman (74013)
- Armoy (74020)
- Ballaison (74025)
- Bellevaux (74032)
- Bernex (74033)
- Bogève (74038)
- Bonnevaux (74041)
- Bons-en-Chablais (74043)
- Boëge (74037)
- Brenthonne (74048)
- Burdignin (74050)
- Cervens (74053)
- Champanges (74057)
- Chens-sur-Léman (74070)
- Chevenoz (74073)
- Châtel (74063)
- Douvaine (74105)
- Draillant (74106)
- Essert-Romand (74114)
- Évian-les-Bains (74119)
- Excenevex (74121)
- Fessy (74126)
- Féternes (74127)
- Habère-Lullin (74139)
- Habère-Poche (74140)
- La Baume (74030)
- La Chapelle-d'Abondance (74058)
- La Forclaz (74129)
- La Vernaz (74295)
- Larringes (74146)
- Le Biot (74034)
- Loisin (74150)
- Lugrin (74154)
- Lullin (74155)
- Lully (74156)
- Lyaud (74157)
- Margencel (74163)
- Marin (74166)
- Massongy (74171)
- Maxilly-sur-Léman (74172)
- Meillerie (74175)
- Messery (74180)
- Montriond (74188)
- Morzine (74191)
- Nernier (74199)
- Neuvecelle (74200)
- Novel, Haute-Savoie (74203)
- Orcier (74206)
- Perrignier (74210)
- Publier (74218)
- Reyvroz (74222)
- Saint-André-de-Boëge (74226)
- Saint-Gingolph (74237)
- Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74238)
- Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74249)
- Saxel (74261)
- Sciez (74263)
- Seytroux (74271)
- Thollon-les-Mémises (74279)
- Thonon-les-Bains (74281)
- Vacheresse (74286)
- Vailly (74287)
- Veigy-Foncenex (74293)
- Villard (74301)
- Vinzier (74308)
- Yvoire (74315)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 74281 | Thonon-les-Bains | 34,973 | Thonon-les-Bains | CA Thonon |
| 74119 | Évian-les-Bains | 8,822 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
| 74218 | Publier | 6,753 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
| 74263 | Sciez | 5,592 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
| 74105 | Douvaine | 5,509 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
| 74043 | Bons-en-Chablais | 5,337 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
| 74005 | Allinges | 4,295 | Thonon-les-Bains | CA Thonon |
| 74293 | Veigy-Foncenex | 3,409 | Sciez | CA Thonon |
| 74200 | Neuvecelle | 2,959 | Évian-les-Bains | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
| 74191 | Morzine | 2,893 | Évian-les-Bains | Le Haut-Chablais |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Thonon-les-Bains para niños
