Arrondissement of Confolens

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

Confolens
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
No. of communes141
SubprefectureConfolens
Area
2,417.6 km2 (933.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
71,102
INSEE code163

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Confolens is the largest arrondissement of the department with an area of 2,267.7 km2 (875.6 sq mi).[3] It has 64,252 inhabitants and a density of 28.3 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement of Confolens is in northern Charente and is bordered to the northwest by the Deux-Sèvres department, to the north by the Vienne department, to the east and southeast by the Haute-Vienne department, to the south by the arrondissement of Angoulême, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Cognac, to the west by the Charente-Maritime department.

It has a small border with the Dordogne department to the southeast.

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 Confolens, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Boixe-et-Manslois and Val de Tardoire. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Confolens
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
AngoulêmeCognacConfolens
1605Boixe-et-Manslois152641
1606Charente-Bonnieure3434
1608Charente-Nord4949
1610Charente-Vienne2929
1619Val de Tardoire28129

Communes

The arrondissement of Confolens has 150 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[6]

  1. Abzac (16001)
  2. Les Adjots (16002)
  3. Aigre (16005)
  4. Alloue (16007)
  5. Ambérac (16008)
  6. Ambernac (16009)
  7. Anais (16011)
  8. Ansac-sur-Vienne (16016)
  9. Aunac-sur-Charente (16023)
  10. Aussac-Vadalle (16024)
  11. Barbezières (16027)
  12. Barro (16031)
  13. Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette (16035)
  14. Benest (16038)
  15. Bernac (16039)
  16. Bessé (16042)
  17. Bioussac (16044)
  18. Le Bouchage (16054)
  19. Brettes (16059)
  20. Brigueuil (16064)
  21. Brillac (16065)
  22. Cellefrouin (16068)
  23. Cellettes (16069)
  24. Chabanais (16070)
  25. Chabrac (16071)
  26. Champagne-Mouton (16076)
  27. La Chapelle (16081)
  28. Charmé (16083)
  29. Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure (16085)
  30. Chassenon (16086)
  31. Chassiecq (16087)
  32. Chenon (16095)
  33. Cherves-Châtelars (16096)
  34. La Chèvrerie (16098)
  35. Chirac (16100)
  36. Condac (16104)
  37. Confolens (16106)
  38. Coulonges (16108)
  39. Courcôme (16110)
  40. Couture (16114)
  41. Ébréon (16122)
  42. Empuré (16127)
  43. Épenède (16128)
  44. Esse (16131)
  45. Étagnac (16132)
  46. Exideuil (16134)
  47. La Faye (16136)
  48. Fontclaireau (16140)
  49. Fontenille (16141)
  50. La Forêt-de-Tessé (16142)
  51. Fouqueure (16144)
  52. Genouillac (16149)
  53. Les Gours (16155)
  54. Le Grand-Madieu (16157)
  55. Hiesse (16164)
  56. Juillé (16173)
  57. Lessac (16181)
  58. Lesterps (16182)
  59. Lésignac-Durand (16183)
  60. Lichères (16184)
  61. Ligné (16185)
  62. Le Lindois (16188)
  63. Londigny (16189)
  64. Longré (16190)
  65. Lonnes (16191)
  66. Roumazières-Loubert (16192)
  67. Lupsault (16194)
  68. Lussac (16195)
  69. Luxé (16196)
  70. La Magdeleine (16197)
  71. Maine-de-Boixe (16200)
  72. Manot (16205)
  73. Mansle (16206)
  74. Massignac (16212)
  75. Mazerolles (16213)
  76. Mazières (16214)
  77. Montembœuf (16225)
  78. Montignac-Charente (16226)
  79. Montjean (16229)
  80. Montrollet (16231)
  81. Mouton (16237)
  82. Moutonneau (16238)
  83. Mouzon (16239)
  84. Nanclars (16241)
  85. Nanteuil-en-Vallée (16242)
  86. Nieuil (16245)
  87. Oradour (16248)
  88. Oradour-Fanais (16249)
  89. Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie (16253)
  90. Parzac (16255)
  91. La Péruse (16259)
  92. Les Pins (16261)
  93. Pleuville (16264)
  94. Poursac (16268)
  95. Pressignac (16270)
  96. Puyréaux (16272)
  97. Raix (16273)
  98. Ranville-Breuillaud (16275)
  99. Roussines (16289)
  100. Ruffec (16292)
  101. Saint-Amant-de-Boixe (16295)
  102. Saint-Amant-de-Bonnieure (16296)
  103. Saint-Angeau (16300)
  104. Saint-Christophe (16306)
  105. Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure (16307)
  106. Saint-Claud (16308)
  107. Sainte-Colombe (16309)
  108. Saint-Coutant (16310)
  109. Saint-Fraigne (16317)
  110. Saint-Front (16318)
  111. Saint-Georges (16321)
  112. Saint-Gourson (16325)
  113. Saint-Groux (16326)
  114. Saint-Laurent-de-Céris (16329)
  115. Saint-Martin-du-Clocher (16335)
  116. Saint-Mary (16336)
  117. Saint-Maurice-des-Lions (16337)
  118. Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (16345)
  119. Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec (16356)
  120. Salles-de-Villefagnan (16361)
  121. Saulgond (16363)
  122. Sauvagnac (16364)
  123. Souvigné (16373)
  124. Suaux (16375)
  125. Suris (16376)
  126. La Tâche (16377)
  127. Taizé-Aizie (16378)
  128. Theil-Rabier (16381)
  129. Tourriers (16383)
  130. Turgon (16389)
  131. Tusson (16390)
  132. Tuzie (16391)
  133. Valence (16392)
  134. Vars (16393)
  135. Ventouse (16396)
  136. Verdille (16397)
  137. Verneuil (16398)
  138. Verteuil-sur-Charente (16400)
  139. Vervant (16401)
  140. Le Vieux-Cérier (16403)
  141. Vieux-Ruffec (16404)
  142. Villefagnan (16409)
  143. Villegats (16410)
  144. Villejésus (16411)
  145. Villejoubert (16412)
  146. Villiers-le-Roux (16413)
  147. Villognon (16414)
  148. Vitrac-Saint-Vincent (16416)
  149. Vouharte (16419)
  150. Xambes (16423)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
16292Ruffec3,477Charente-NordVal de Charente
16085Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,039Charente-BonnieureCharente Limousine
16106Confolens2,728Charente-VienneCharente Limousine
16192Roumazières-Loubert2,505Charente-BonnieureCharente Limousine
16070Chabanais1,693Charente-VienneCharente Limousine
16206Mansle1,639Boixe-et-MansloisCœur de Charente
16242Nanteuil-en-Vallée1,365Charente-NordVal de Charente
16005Aigre1,093Charente-NordCœur de Charente
16308Saint-Claud1,091Charente-BonnieureCharente Limousine
16064Brigueuil1,061Charente-VienneCharente Limousine

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 Confolens (163)". 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 Confolens (163)". 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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