Toul | |
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Location within the region Grand Est | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| No. of communes | 118 |
| Subprefecture | Toul |
Area | 1,205.5 km2 (465.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 65,532 |
| • Density | 54.361/km2 (140.79/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 544 |
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| Lorraine |
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Thearrondissement of Toul is anarrondissement of France in theMeurthe-et-Moselledepartment in theGrand Estregion. It has 118communes.[2] Its population is 65,665 (2021), and its area is 1,205.5 km2 (465.4 sq mi).[3]
The communes of the arrondissement of Toul, and theirINSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Toul was created as part of the departmentMeurthe in 1800, and became part of the departmentMeurthe-et-Moselle in 1871. It was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[4] In January 2023, it gained 13 communes from thearrondissement of Briey and two from thearrondissement of Nancy, and it lost eight communes to the arrondissement of Nancy.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons 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 Toul were, as of January 2015:[6]