The arrondissement of Nantua is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

. It has 62

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Its population is 93,404 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Nantua, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and '' départements''. They are also used as national identificati ...

s, are: # Apremont (01011) #

Arbent Arbent () is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The commune has been awarded two flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villa ...

(01014) # Béard-Géovreissiat (01170) # Belleydoux (01035) #

Bellignat Bellignat () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Bellignat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department Referen ...

(01031) # Billiat (01044) #

Bolozon Bolozon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Cize''—''Bolozon station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 commu ...

(01051) #

Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate i ...

(01056) #

Brénod Brénod () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France Geography The commune is located northeast of Lyon. The river Albarine rises in the commune's northern part, then flows south through the commune; the village lies on the right ...

(01060) # Brion (01063) #

Ceignes Ceignes () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(01067) # Cerdon (01068) # Challes-la-Montagne (01077) # Champfromier (01081) #

Chanay Chanay () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(01082) #

Charix Charix () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(01087) # Chevillard (01101) # Condamine (01112) # Confort (01114) #

Dortan Dortan () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Besides the village of Dortan itself, the commune includes the hamlets of Uffel, Vouais, Bonaz, Emondeau, Sénissiat and Maissiat. The population was 1,845 in 2014. History This ar ...

(01148) # Échallon (01152) # Géovreisset (01171) # Giron (01174) #

Groissiat Groissiat () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ...

(01181) #

Injoux-Génissiat Injoux-Génissiat () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The village is beside the Génissiat Dam, a major hydro-electric dam on the Rhône. Politics and administration Population See also *Communes of the Ain depart ...

(01189) # Izenave (01191) # Izernore (01192) # Jujurieux (01199) # Labalme (01200) # Lantenay, Ain, Lantenay (01206) # Leyssard (01214) # Maillat (01228) # Martignat (01237) # Matafelon-Granges (01240) # Mérignat (01242) # Montanges (01257) # Montréal-la-Cluse (01265) # Nantua (01269) # Neuville-sur-Ain (01273) # Les Neyrolles (01274) # Nurieux-Volognat (01267) # Outriaz (01282) # Oyonnax (01283) # Peyriat (01293) # Plagne, Ain, Plagne (01298) # Le Poizat-Lalleyriat (01204) # Poncin (01303) # Pont-d'Ain (01304) # Port, Ain, Port (01307) # Priay (01314) # Saint-Alban, Ain, Saint-Alban (01331) # Saint-Germain-de-Joux (01357) # Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Ain, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (01363) # Saint-Martin-du-Frêne (01373) # Samognat (01392) # Serrières-sur-Ain (01404) # Sonthonnax-la-Montagne (01410) # Surjoux-Lhopital (01215) # Valserhône (01033) # Varambon (01430) # Vieu-d'Izenave (01441) # Villes (01448)

History

The arrondissement of Nantua was created in 1800.Historique de l'Ain
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Ain, it received four communes from the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, two from the arrondissement of Gex and one from the arrondissement of Belley, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Belley. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Nantua were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 01 Ain
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE # Canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine # Canton of Brénod, Brénod # Canton of Izernore, Izernore # Canton of Nantua, Nantua # Canton of Oyonnax-Nord, Oyonnax-Nord # Canton of Oyonnax-Sud, Oyonnax-Sud # Canton of Poncin, Poncin

References

{{authority control Arrondissements of Ain, Nantua