Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire explained

Type:arr
Saint-Nazaire
Insee:443
Nbcomm:55
Prefecture:n
Seat:Saint-Nazaire
Area:1758.1

The arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 55 communes. Its population is 327,907 (2016), and its area is 1758.1km2.[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Assérac (44006)
  2. Batz-sur-Mer (44010)
  3. La Baule-Escoublac (44055)
  4. La Bernerie-en-Retz (44012)
  5. Besné (44013)
  6. Bouée (44019)
  7. Campbon (44025)
  8. La Chapelle-Launay (44033)
  9. La Chapelle-des-Marais (44030)
  10. Chaumes-en-Retz (44005)
  11. Chauvé (44038)
  12. Corsept (44046)
  13. Le Croisic (44049)
  14. Crossac (44050)
  15. Donges (44052)
  16. Drefféac (44053)
  17. Frossay (44061)
  18. Guenrouet (44068)
  19. Guérande (44069)
  20. Herbignac (44072)
  21. Lavau-sur-Loire (44080)
  22. Malville (44089)
  23. Mesquer (44097)
  24. Missillac (44098)
  25. Montoir-de-Bretagne (44103)
  26. Les Moutiers-en-Retz (44106)
  27. Paimbœuf (44116)
  28. Piriac-sur-Mer (44125)
  29. La Plaine-sur-Mer (44126)
  30. Pontchâteau (44129)
  31. Pornic (44131)
  32. Pornichet (44132)
  33. Le Pouliguen (44135)
  34. Préfailles (44136)
  35. Prinquiau (44137)
  36. Quilly (44139)
  37. Saint-André-des-Eaux (44151)
  38. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (44154)
  39. Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet (44152)
  40. Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne (44189)
  41. Saint-Gildas-des-Bois (44161)
  42. Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons (44164)
  43. Saint-Joachim (44168)
  44. Saint-Lyphard (44175)
  45. Saint-Malo-de-Guersac (44176)
  46. Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef (44182)
  47. Saint-Molf (44183)
  48. Saint-Nazaire (44184)
  49. Saint-Père-en-Retz (44187)
  50. Saint-Viaud (44192)
  51. Savenay (44195)
  52. Sévérac (44196)
  53. Trignac (44210)
  54. La Turballe (44211)
  55. Villeneuve-en-Retz (44021)

History

The arrondissement of Savenay was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Saint-Nazaire in 1868.[3]

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 Saint-Nazaire were, as of January 2015:[4]

  1. La Baule-Escoublac
  2. Bourgneuf-en-Retz
  3. Le Croisic
  4. Guérande
  5. Herbignac
  6. Montoir-de-Bretagne
  7. Paimboeuf
  8. Pontchâteau
  9. Pornic
  10. Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
  11. Saint-Nazaire-Centre
  12. Saint-Nazaire-Est
  13. Saint-Nazaire-Ouest
  14. Saint-Père-en-Retz
  15. Savenay

References

47.28°N -2.2°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Nazaire (443). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/44his.html Historique de la Loire-Atlantique
  4. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 44 Loire-Atlantique. December 2014. 1 April 2022. INSEE.

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