Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains

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.

Thonon-les-Bains
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
No. of communes	68
Subprefecture	Thonon-les-Bains
Area	907.7 km2 (350.5 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	145,809
INSEE code	744

History

When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.^[1]

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),^[2] but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of 156.5 inhabitants/km².^[3]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[4] 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:

1. Évian-les-Bains (7407) (partly)
2. Sciez (7415)
3. Thonon-les-Bains (7417)

Communes

The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):^[5]

1. Abondance (74001)
2. Allinges (74005)
3. Anthy-sur-Léman (74013)
4. Armoy (74020)
5. Ballaison (74025)
6. Bellevaux (74032)
7. Bernex (74033)
8. Bogève (74038)
9. Bonnevaux (74041)
10. Bons-en-Chablais (74043)
11. Boëge (74037)
12. Brenthonne (74048)
13. Burdignin (74050)
14. Cervens (74053)
15. Champanges (74057)
16. Chens-sur-Léman (74070)
17. Chevenoz (74073)
18. Châtel (74063)
19. Douvaine (74105)
20. Draillant (74106)
21. Essert-Romand (74114)
22. Évian-les-Bains (74119)
23. Excenevex (74121)
24. Fessy (74126)
25. Féternes (74127)
26. Habère-Lullin (74139)
27. Habère-Poche (74140)
28. La Baume (74030)
29. La Chapelle-d'Abondance (74058)
30. La Forclaz (74129)
31. La Vernaz (74295)
32. Larringes (74146)
33. Le Biot (74034)
34. Loisin (74150)
35. Lugrin (74154)
36. Lullin (74155)
37. Lully (74156)
38. Lyaud (74157)
39. Margencel (74163)
40. Marin (74166)
41. Massongy (74171)
42. Maxilly-sur-Léman (74172)
43. Meillerie (74175)
44. Messery (74180)
45. Montriond (74188)
46. Morzine (74191)
47. Nernier (74199)
48. Neuvecelle (74200)
49. Novel, Haute-Savoie (74203)
50. Orcier (74206)
51. Perrignier (74210)
52. Publier (74218)
53. Reyvroz (74222)
54. Saint-André-de-Boëge (74226)
55. Saint-Gingolph (74237)
56. Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74238)
57. Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74249)
58. Saxel (74261)
59. Sciez (74263)
60. Seytroux (74271)
61. Thollon-les-Mémises (74279)
62. Thonon-les-Bains (74281)
63. Vacheresse (74286)
64. Vailly (74287)
65. Veigy-Foncenex (74293)
66. Villard (74301)
67. Vinzier (74308)
68. Yvoire (74315)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[3] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
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

• Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department
• List of arrondissements of France