The 5 arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department are: [1]
- Arrondissement of Jonzac, ( subprefecture: Jonzac) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,989 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Rochefort, (subprefecture: Rochefort) with 78 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 189,875 in 2013.
- 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.
- Arrondissement of Saintes, (subprefecture: Saintes) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,057 in 2016.
- 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.
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
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Rochefort (172)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-d'Angély (175)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Historique de la Charente-Maritime
- ^ "Arrêté n° 16-542" (PDF). pp. 746–747. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
