Arrondissement of Cognac

The arrondissement of Cognac is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Cognac.

Cognac
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
No. of communes109
SubprefectureCognac
Area
1,670.8 km2 (645.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
99,168
INSEE code162

History

When the Charente department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Cognac was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Cognac is the smallest arrondissement of the department with an area of 1,471.2 km2 (568.0 sq mi).[3] It has 92,224 inhabitants and a density of 62.7 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement of Cognac is in western Charente and is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Confolens, to the east by the arrondissement of Angoulême and to the south and west by the Charente-Maritime department.

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 Cognac, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Charente-Sud, Tude-et-Lavalette and Val de Nouère. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Cognac
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
AngoulêmeCognacConfolens
1607Charente-Champagne2727
1609Charente-Sud113546
1611Cognac-17 + part of Cognac7 + part of Cognac
1612Cognac-26 + part of Cognac6 + part of Cognac
1615Jarnac1818
1617Tude-et-Lavalette54256
1618Val de Nouère141630

Communes

The arrondissement of Cognac has 116 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[6]

  1. Ambleville (16010)
  2. Angeac-Champagne (16012)
  3. Angeac-Charente (16013)
  4. Angeduc (16014)
  5. Anville (16017)
  6. Ars (16018)
  7. Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde (16025)
  8. Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (16028)
  9. Barret (16030)
  10. Bassac (16032)
  11. Bécheresse (16036)
  12. Berneuil (16040)
  13. Birac (16045)
  14. Côteaux du Blanzacais (16046)
  15. Boisbreteau (16048)
  16. Bonneuil (16050)
  17. Bonneville (16051)
  18. Bors-de-Baignes (16053)
  19. Bourg-Charente (16056)
  20. Bouteville (16057)
  21. Boutiers-Saint-Trojan (16058)
  22. Bréville (16060)
  23. Brie-sous-Barbezieux (16062)
  24. Brossac (16066)
  25. Challignac (16074)
  26. Champagne-Vigny (16075)
  27. Champmillon (16077)
  28. Chantillac (16079)
  29. Chassors (16088)
  30. Châteaubernard (16089)
  31. Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (16090)
  32. Cherves-Richemont (16097)
  33. Chillac (16099)
  34. Cognac (16102)
  35. Condéon (16105)
  36. Courbillac (16109)
  37. Criteuil-la-Magdeleine (16116)
  38. Douzat (16121)
  39. Échallat (16123)
  40. Étriac (16133)
  41. Fleurac (16139)
  42. Foussignac (16145)
  43. Genac-Bignac (16148)
  44. Gensac-la-Pallue (16150)
  45. Genté (16151)
  46. Gimeux (16152)
  47. Gondeville (16153)
  48. Gourville (16156)
  49. Guimps (16160)
  50. Guizengeard (16161)
  51. Hiersac (16163)
  52. Houlette (16165)
  53. Jarnac (16167)
  54. Javrezac (16169)
  55. Juillac-le-Coq (16171)
  56. Julienne (16174)
  57. Val des Vignes (16175)
  58. Lachaise (16176)
  59. Ladiville (16177)
  60. Lagarde-sur-le-Né (16178)
  61. Lignières-Sonneville (16186)
  62. Louzac-Saint-André (16193)
  63. Mainxe (16202)
  64. Bellevigne (16204)
  65. Marcillac-Lanville (16207)
  66. Mareuil (16208)
  67. Mérignac (16216)
  68. Merpins (16217)
  69. Mesnac (16218)
  70. Les Métairies (16220)
  71. Mons (16221)
  72. Montmérac (16224)
  73. Montigné (16228)
  74. Mosnac (16233)
  75. Moulidars (16234)
  76. Nercillac (16243)
  77. Oriolles (16251)
  78. Passirac (16256)
  79. Pérignac (16258)
  80. Reignac (16276)
  81. Réparsac (16277)
  82. Rouillac (16286)
  83. Graves-Saint-Amant (16297)
  84. Saint-Amant-de-Nouère (16298)
  85. Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle (16301)
  86. Saint-Bonnet (16303)
  87. Saint-Brice (16304)
  88. Saint-Cybardeaux (16312)
  89. Saint-Félix (16315)
  90. Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né (16316)
  91. Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac (16320)
  92. Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac (16330)
  93. Saint-Léger (16332)
  94. Saint-Médard (16338)
  95. Auge-Saint-Médard (16339)
  96. Saint-Même-les-Carrières (16340)
  97. Saint-Palais-du-Né (16342)
  98. Saint-Preuil (16343)
  99. Sainte-Sévère (16349)
  100. Saint-Simeux (16351)
  101. Saint-Simon (16352)
  102. Sainte-Souline (16354)
  103. Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac (16355)
  104. Saint-Vallier (16357)
  105. Salles-d'Angles (16359)
  106. Salles-de-Barbezieux (16360)
  107. Sauvignac (16365)
  108. Segonzac (16366)
  109. Sigogne (16369)
  110. Le Tâtre (16380)
  111. Touvérac (16384)
  112. Triac-Lautrait (16387)
  113. Vaux-Rouillac (16395)
  114. Verrières (16399)
  115. Vibrac (16402)
  116. Vignolles (16405)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
16102Cognac18,717Cognac-1, Cognac-2CA du Grand Cognac
16028Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,730Charente-SudLes 4B Sud Charente
16167Jarnac4,448JarnacCA du Grand Cognac
16089Châteaubernard3,612Cognac-2CA du Grand Cognac
16090Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,474Charente-ChampagneCA du Grand Cognac
16097Cherves-Richemont2,453Cognac-1CA du Grand Cognac
16286Rouillac2,307Val de NouèreLe Rouillacais
16366Segonzac2,108Charente-ChampagneCA du Grand Cognac
16150Gensac-la-Pallue1,616Charente-ChampagneCA du Grand Cognac
16058Boutiers-Saint-Trojan1,478Cognac-1CA du Grand Cognac

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 de la Charente". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. "Arrondissement de Cognac (162)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 31 May 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 31 May 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-195 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. "Arrondissement de Cognac (162)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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