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Arrondissement of La Rochelle

Coordinates: 46°10′N 1°10′W / 46.167°N 1.167°W / 46.167; -1.167
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La Rochelle
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes58
PrefectureLa Rochelle
Area
852.8 km2 (329.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
227,693
 • Density267/km2 (690/sq mi)
INSEE code173

The Arrondissement of La Rochelle (French: arrondissement de La Rochelle) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes.[2] Its population is 227,693 (2021), and its area is 852.8 km2 (329.3 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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

  1. Andilly (17008)
  2. Angliers (17009)
  3. Angoulins (17010)
  4. Ars-en-Ré (17019)
  5. Aytré (17028)
  6. Benon (17041)
  7. Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (17051)
  8. Bourgneuf (17059)
  9. Charron (17091)
  10. Châtelaillon-Plage (17340)
  11. Clavette (17109)
  12. La Couarde-sur-Mer (17121)
  13. Courçon (17127)
  14. Cramchaban (17132)
  15. Croix-Chapeau (17136)
  16. Dompierre-sur-Mer (17142)
  17. Esnandes (17153)
  18. Ferrières (17158)
  19. La Flotte (17161)
  20. La Grève-sur-Mignon (17182)
  21. Le Gué-d'Alleré (17186)
  22. L'Houmeau (17190)
  23. La Jarne (17193)
  24. La Jarrie (17194)
  25. Lagord (17200)
  26. La Laigne (17201)
  27. Loix (17207)
  28. Longèves (17208)
  29. Marans (17218)
  30. Marsilly (17222)
  31. Montroy (17245)
  32. Nieul-sur-Mer (17264)
  33. Nuaillé-d'Aunis (17267)
  34. Périgny (17274)
  35. Les Portes-en-Ré (17286)
  36. Puilboreau (17291)
  37. Rivedoux-Plage (17297)
  38. La Rochelle (17300)
  39. La Ronde (17303)
  40. Saint-Christophe (17315)
  41. Saint-Clément-des-Baleines (17318)
  42. Saint-Cyr-du-Doret (17322)
  43. Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (17360)
  44. Sainte-Soulle (17407)
  45. Saint-Jean-de-Liversay (17349)
  46. Saint-Martin-de-Ré (17369)
  47. Saint-Médard-d'Aunis (17373)
  48. Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis (17376)
  49. Saint-Rogatien (17391)
  50. Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis (17396)
  51. Saint-Vivien (17290)
  52. Saint-Xandre (17414)
  53. Salles-sur-Mer (17420)
  54. Taugon (17439)
  55. Thairé (17443)
  56. Vérines (17466)
  57. Villedoux (17472)
  58. Yves (17340)

History

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The arrondissement of La Rochelle was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime, it gained two communes from the arrondissement of Rochefort, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Rochefort.[5]

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 La Rochelle were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Ars-en-Ré
  2. Aytré
  3. Courçon
  4. La Jarrie
  5. Marans
  6. La Rochelle-1
  7. La Rochelle-2
  8. La Rochelle-3
  9. La Rochelle-4
  10. La Rochelle-5
  11. La Rochelle-6
  12. La Rochelle-7
  13. La Rochelle-8
  14. La Rochelle-9
  15. Saint-Martin-de-Ré

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 17 Charente-Maritime" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique de la Charente-Maritime
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 110–120. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime, INSEE

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