Arrondissement of Céret

The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France; it is the southermost arrondissement of Metropolitan France. It is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales département. Its capital is the city of Céret.

Céret
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
No. of communes64
SubprefectureCéret
Area
1,214.1 km2 (468.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
131,878
INSEE code661

The arrondissement of Céret is in the southeast of the department; it is the southernmost arrondissement of France.

History

When the Pyrénées-Orientales department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Céret was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Céret is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 953.5 km2 (368.1 sq mi),[3] but it is the second in population, after the Perpignan arrondissement, with 73,192 inhabitants and a density of 76.8 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Perpignan arrondissement, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by Spain, to the west and northwest by the Prades arrondissement.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Céret, there are 2 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: La Côte Vermeille and Vallespir-Albères. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Céret
INSEE
Code		CantonCéretPerpignanPradesTotal
6601Les Aspres41822
6602Le Canigou162541
6605La Côte vermeille77
6617Vallespir-Albères1313

Communes

The arrondissement of Céret has 40 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (66003)
  2. Argelès-sur-Mer (66008)
  3. Arles-sur-Tech (66009)
  4. Banyuls-dels-Aspres (66015)
  5. Banyuls-sur-Mer (66016)
  6. Calmeilles (66032)
  7. Cerbère (66048)
  8. Collioure (66053)
  9. Corsavy (66060)
  10. Coustouges (66061)
  11. Céret (66049)
  12. L'Albère (66001)
  13. La Bastide (66018)
  14. Lamanère (66091)
  15. Laroque-des-Albères (66093)
  16. Le Boulou (66024)
  17. Le Perthus (66137)
  18. Le Tech (66206)
  19. Les Cluses (66063)
  20. Maureillas-las-Illas (66106)
  21. Montauriol (66112)
  22. Montbolo (66113)
  23. Montesquieu-des-Albères (66115)
  24. Montferrer (66116)
  25. Oms (66126)
  26. Palau-del-Vidre (66133)
  27. Port-Vendres (66148)
  28. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (66150)
  29. Reynès (66160)
  30. Saint-André (66168)
  31. Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (66175)
  32. Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (66178)
  33. Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (66179)
  34. Saint-Marsal (66183)
  35. Serralongue (66194)
  36. Sorède (66196)
  37. Taillet (66199)
  38. Taulis (66203)
  39. Villelongue-dels-Monts (66225)
  40. Vivès (66233)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
66008Argelès-sur-Mer10,279La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66049Céret7,663Vallespir-AlbèresVallespir
66024Le Boulou5,573Vallespir-AlbèresVallespir
66016Banyuls-sur-Mer4,767La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66148Port-Vendres4,200La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66003Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,554Le CanigouHaut Vallespir
66168Saint-André3,309La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66133Palau-del-Vidre3,205La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66196Sorède3,153Vallespir-AlbèresAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille
66053Collioure3,046La Côte vermeilleAlbères et de la Côte Vermeille

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. "Département des Pyrénées-Orientales (66)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-262 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. "Arrondissement de Céret (661)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

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