Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department explained

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-23. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Rochefort (172). 2019-09-28. INSEE.
  3. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-d'Angély (175). 2019-09-28. INSEE.
  4. http://splaf.free.fr/17his.html Historique de la Charente-Maritime
  5. Web site: Arrêté n° 16-542. 746-747. 2019-10-23.

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