Arrondissement of Jonzac

Jonzac
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes129
SubprefectureJonzac
Area
1,740.1 km2 (671.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
68,476
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE code171

The arrondissement of Jonzac is an arrondissement of France in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 129 communes.[2] Its population is 67,989 (2016), and its area is 1,740.1 km2 (671.9 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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

  1. Agudelle (17002)
  2. Allas-Bocage (17005)
  3. Allas-Champagne (17006)
  4. Archiac (17016)
  5. Arthenac (17020)
  6. Avy (17027)
  7. La Barde (17033)
  8. Bedenac (17038)
  9. Belluire (17039)
  10. Biron (17047)
  11. Bois (17050)
  12. Boisredon (17052)
  13. Boresse-et-Martron (17054)
  14. Boscamnant (17055)
  15. Bougneau (17056)
  16. Bran (17061)
  17. Brie-sous-Archiac (17066)
  18. Brives-sur-Charente (17069)
  19. Bussac-Forêt (17074)
  20. Celles (17076)
  21. Cercoux (17077)
  22. Chadenac (17078)
  23. Chamouillac (17081)
  24. Champagnac (17082)
  25. Champagnolles (17084)
  26. Chartuzac (17092)
  27. Chatenet (17095)
  28. Chaunac (17096)
  29. Chepniers (17099)
  30. Chevanceaux (17104)
  31. Cierzac (17106)
  32. Clam (17108)
  33. Clérac (17110)
  34. Clion (17111)
  35. La Clotte (17113)
  36. Consac (17116)
  37. Corignac (17118)
  38. Coulonges (17122)
  39. Courpignac (17129)
  40. Coux (17130)
  41. Échebrune (17145)
  42. Expiremont (17156)
  43. Fléac-sur-Seugne (17159)
  44. Fontaines-d'Ozillac (17163)
  45. Le Fouilloux (17167)
  46. La Genétouze (17173)
  47. Germignac (17175)
  48. Givrezac (17178)
  49. Guitinières (17187)
  50. Jarnac-Champagne (17192)
  51. Jonzac (17197)
  52. Jussas (17199)
  53. Léoville (17204)
  54. Lonzac (17209)
  55. Lorignac (17210)
  56. Lussac (17215)
  57. Marignac (17220)
  58. Mazerolles (17227)
  59. Mérignac (17229)
  60. Messac (17231)
  61. Meux (17233)
  62. Mirambeau (17236)
  63. Montendre (17240)
  64. Montguyon (17241)
  65. Montlieu-la-Garde (17243)
  66. Mortiers (17249)
  67. Mosnac (17250)
  68. Neuillac (17258)
  69. Neulles (17259)
  70. Neuvicq (17260)
  71. Nieul-le-Virouil (17263)
  72. Orignolles (17269)
  73. Ozillac (17270)
  74. Pérignac (17273)
  75. Le Pin (17276)
  76. Plassac (17279)
  77. Polignac (17281)
  78. Pommiers-Moulons (17282)
  79. Pons (17283)
  80. Pouillac (17287)
  81. Réaux-sur-Trèfle (17295)
  82. Rouffignac (17305)
  83. Saint-Aigulin (17309)
  84. Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde (17312)
  85. Saint-Ciers-Champagne (17316)
  86. Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon (17317)
  87. Saint-Dizant-du-Bois (17324)
  88. Saint-Dizant-du-Gua (17325)
  89. Sainte-Colombe (17319)
  90. Sainte-Lheurine (17355)
  91. Sainte-Ramée (17390)
  92. Saint-Eugène (17326)
  93. Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde (17328)
  94. Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge (17331)
  95. Saint-Georges-Antignac (17332)
  96. Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts (17335)
  97. Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan (17339)
  98. Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac (17341)
  99. Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (17342)
  100. Saint-Grégoire-d'Ardennes (17343)
  101. Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (17345)
  102. Saint-Léger (17354)
  103. Saint-Maigrin (17357)
  104. Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau (17362)
  105. Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne (17363)
  106. Saint-Martial-sur-Né (17364)
  107. Saint-Martin-d'Ary (17365)
  108. Saint-Martin-de-Coux (17366)
  109. Saint-Médard (17372)
  110. Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac (17378)
  111. Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin (17379)
  112. Saint-Pierre-du-Palais (17386)
  113. Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne (17388)
  114. Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne (17398)
  115. Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont (17402)
  116. Saint-Simon-de-Bordes (17403)
  117. Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac (17405)
  118. Saint-Thomas-de-Conac (17410)
  119. Salignac-de-Mirambeau (17417)
  120. Salignac-sur-Charente (17418)
  121. Semillac (17423)
  122. Semoussac (17424)
  123. Soubran (17430)
  124. Souméras (17432)
  125. Sousmoulins (17433)
  126. Tugéras-Saint-Maurice (17454)
  127. Vanzac (17458)
  128. Vibrac (17468)
  129. Villexavier (17476)

History

The arrondissement of Jonzac was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime, it gained 17 communes from the arrondissement of Saintes.[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 Jonzac were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Archiac
  2. Jonzac
  3. Mirambeau
  4. Montendre
  5. Montguyon
  6. Montlieu-la-Garde
  7. Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge

References

  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 "Arrondissement de Jonzac (171)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  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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