Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department

The 5 arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Jonzac, (subprefecture: Jonzac) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,989 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Rochefort, (subprefecture: Rochefort) with 78 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 189,875 in 2013.
  3. Arrondissement of La Rochelle, (prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department: La Rochelle) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 215,707 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Saintes, (subprefecture: Saintes) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,057 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, (subprefecture: Saint-Jean-d'Angély) with 110 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 52,563 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Saintes, Jonzac, Marennes, Rochefort, La Rochelle and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were established. La Rochelle replaced Saintes as prefecture in 1810. The arrondissements of Marennes and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was restored in 1943.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Rochefort to the arrondissement of La Rochelle
  • one commune from the arrondissement of La Rochelle to the arrondissement of Rochefort
  • 17 communes from the arrondissement of Saintes to the arrondissement of Jonzac
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Saintes to the arrondissement of Rochefort
  • three communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély to the arrondissement of Rochefort

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "Arrondissement de Rochefort (172)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-d'Angély (175)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  4. Historique de la Charente-Maritime
  5. "Arrêté n° 16-542" (PDF). pp. 746–747. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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