Arrondissement of Briançon


The arrondissement of Briançon is an arrondissement of France in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 36 communes. Its population is 35,266, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Briançon, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Abriès-Ristolas
  2. Aiguilles
  3. L'Argentière-la-Bessée
  4. Arvieux
  5. Briançon
  6. Ceillac
  7. Cervières
  8. Champcella
  9. Château-Ville-Vieille
  10. Eygliers
  11. Freissinières
  12. La Grave
  13. Guillestre
  14. Molines-en-Queyras
  15. Le Monêtier-les-Bains
  16. Mont-Dauphin
  17. Montgenèvre
  18. Névache
  19. Puy-Saint-André
  20. Puy-Saint-Pierre
  21. Puy-Saint-Vincent
  22. Réotier
  23. Risoul
  24. La Roche-de-Rame
  25. Saint-Chaffrey
  26. Saint-Clément-sur-Durance
  27. Saint-Crépin
  28. Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières
  29. Saint-Véran
  30. La Salle-les-Alpes
  31. Val-des-Prés
  32. Vallouise-Pelvoux
  33. Vars
  34. Les Vigneaux
  35. Villar-d'Arêne
  36. Villar-Saint-Pancrace

    History

The arrondissement of Briançon was created in 1800.
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 Briançon were, as of January 2015:
  1. Aiguilles
  2. L'Argentière-la-Bessée
  3. Briançon-Nord
  4. Briançon-Sud
  5. La Grave
  6. Guillestre
  7. Le Monêtier-les-Bains