Arrondissement of Loches explained

Type:arr
Loches
Insee:373
Nbcomm:112
Prefecture:n
Seat:Loches
Area:2742.5

The arrondissement of Loches is an arrondissement of France in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 112 communes. Its population is 118,282 (2016), and its area is 2742.5km2.[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Loches, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Abilly (37001)
  2. Amboise (37003)
  3. Athée-sur-Cher (37008)
  4. Autrèche (37009)
  5. Auzouer-en-Touraine (37010)
  6. Azay-sur-Indre (37016)
  7. Barrou (37019)
  8. Beaulieu-lès-Loches (37020)
  9. Beaumont-Village (37023)
  10. Betz-le-Château (37026)
  11. Bléré (37027)
  12. Bossay-sur-Claise (37028)
  13. Bossée (37029)
  14. Le Boulay (37030)
  15. Bournan (37032)
  16. Boussay (37033)
  17. Bridoré (37039)
  18. Cangey (37043)
  19. La Celle-Guenand (37044)
  20. La Celle-Saint-Avant (37045)
  21. Céré-la-Ronde (37046)
  22. Chambon (37048)
  23. Chambourg-sur-Indre (37049)
  24. Chanceaux-près-Loches (37053)
  25. La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin (37057)
  26. Chargé (37060)
  27. Charnizay (37061)
  28. Château-Renault (37063)
  29. Chaumussay (37064)
  30. Chédigny (37066)
  31. Chemillé-sur-Indrois (37069)
  32. Chenonceaux (37070)
  33. Chisseaux (37073)
  34. Cigogné (37075)
  35. Ciran (37078)
  36. Civray-de-Touraine (37079)
  37. Civray-sur-Esves (37080)
  38. Cormery (37083)
  39. Courçay (37085)
  40. La Croix-en-Touraine (37091)
  41. Crotelles (37092)
  42. Cussay (37094)
  43. Dame-Marie-les-Bois (37095)
  44. Descartes (37115)
  45. Dierre (37096)
  46. Dolus-le-Sec (37097)
  47. Draché (37098)
  48. Épeigné-les-Bois (37100)
  49. Esves-le-Moutier (37103)
  50. La Ferrière (37106)
  51. Ferrière-Larçon (37107)
  52. Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu (37108)
  53. Francueil (37110)
  54. Genillé (37111)
  55. Le Grand-Pressigny (37113)
  56. La Guerche (37114)
  57. Les Hermites (37116)
  58. Le Liège (37127)
  59. Ligueil (37130)
  60. Limeray (37131)
  61. Loches (37132)
  62. Loché-sur-Indrois (37133)
  63. Louans (37134)
  64. Le Louroux (37136)
  65. Lussault-sur-Loire (37138)
  66. Luzillé (37141)
  67. Manthelan (37143)
  68. Marcé-sur-Esves (37145)
  69. Monthodon (37155)
  70. Montrésor (37157)
  71. Montreuil-en-Touraine (37158)
  72. Morand (37160)
  73. Mosnes (37161)
  74. Mouzay (37162)
  75. Nazelles-Négron (37163)
  76. Neuillé-le-Lierre (37166)
  77. Neuilly-le-Brignon (37168)
  78. Neuville-sur-Brenne (37169)
  79. Noizay (37171)
  80. Nouans-les-Fontaines (37173)
  81. Nouzilly (37175)
  82. Orbigny (37177)
  83. Paulmy (37181)
  84. Perrusson (37183)
  85. Le Petit-Pressigny (37184)
  86. Pocé-sur-Cisse (37185)
  87. Preuilly-sur-Claise (37189)
  88. Reignac-sur-Indre (37192)
  89. Saint-Flovier (37218)
  90. Saint-Hippolyte (37221)
  91. Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain (37222)
  92. Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines (37224)
  93. Saint-Martin-le-Beau (37225)
  94. Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets (37229)
  95. Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes (37230)
  96. Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois (37234)
  97. Saint-Règle (37236)
  98. Saint-Senoch (37238)
  99. Saunay (37240)
  100. Sennevières (37246)
  101. Sepmes (37247)
  102. Souvigny-de-Touraine (37252)
  103. Sublaines (37253)
  104. Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld (37254)
  105. Tournon-Saint-Pierre (37259)
  106. Varennes (37265)
  107. Verneuil-sur-Indre (37269)
  108. Villedômain (37275)
  109. Villedômer (37276)
  110. Villeloin-Coulangé (37277)
  111. Vou (37280)
  112. Yzeures-sur-Creuse (37282)

History

The arrondissement of Loches was created in 1800.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Indre-et-Loire, it gained 46 communes from the arrondissement of Tours.[4]

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 Loches were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Descartes
  2. Le Grand-Pressigny
  3. Ligueil
  4. Loches
  5. Montrésor
  6. Preuilly-sur-Claise

References

47.13°N 1°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-09-30. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Loches (373). 2019-09-30. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/37his.html Historique d'Indre-et-Loire
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 5 December 2016. 435–443. 2019-10-21.
  5. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep37.pdf Populations légales 2012: 37 Indre-et-Loire