Arrondissement of Jonzac

The arrondissement of Jonzac is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city 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
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
68,248
INSEE code171

History

When the Charente-Maritime department was created on 1790, Jonzac was not one of the original districts but soon, in 1800, it was made one of the arrondissements of the department with the territories of the Monlieu and Pons districts.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Jonzac has an area of 1,529.9 km2 (590.7 sq mi),[3] and a population of 56,973 inhabitants for a density of 37.2 inhabitants/km².[4]

Jonzac is the southernmost arrondissement of the department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Saintes, to the east by the Charente department and to the southeast and east by the Gironde department. To the northwest of the department is the southern part the Gironde estuary, the largest estuary of France.

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 Jonzac, there is only one canton where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: the Thénac canton. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Jonzac
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
JonzacRochefortLa RochelleSaintesSaint-Jean-d'Angély
1707Jonzac4444
1712Pons3939
1724Thénac42125
1727Les Trois Monts4242

Communes

The arrondissement of Jonzac has 129 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  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. Sainte-Colombe (17319)
  88. Saint-Dizant-du-Bois (17324)
  89. Saint-Dizant-du-Gua (17325)
  90. Saint-Eugène (17326)
  91. Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde (17328)
  92. Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge (17331)
  93. Saint-Georges-Antignac (17332)
  94. Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts (17335)
  95. Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan (17339)
  96. Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac (17341)
  97. Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (17342)
  98. Saint-Grégoire-d'Ardennes (17343)
  99. Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (17345)
  100. Saint-Léger (17354)
  101. Sainte-Lheurine (17355)
  102. Saint-Maigrin (17357)
  103. Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau (17362)
  104. Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne (17363)
  105. Saint-Martial-sur-Né (17364)
  106. Saint-Martin-d'Ary (17365)
  107. Saint-Martin-de-Coux (17366)
  108. Saint-Médard (17372)
  109. Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac (17378)
  110. Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin (17379)
  111. Saint-Pierre-du-Palais (17386)
  112. Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne (17388)
  113. Sainte-Ramée (17390)
  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)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
17283Pons4,098PonsLa Haute-Saintonge
17197Jonzac3,447JonzacLa Haute-Saintonge
17240Montendre3,218Les Trois MontsLa Haute-Saintonge
17309Saint-Aigulin1,898Les Trois MontsLa Haute-Saintonge
17241Montguyon1,525Les Trois MontsLa Haute-Saintonge
17236Mirambeau1,475PonsLa Haute-Saintonge
17243Montlieu-la-Garde1,331Les Trois MontsLa Haute-Saintonge
17339Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan1,274JonzacLa Haute-Saintonge
17331Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge1,237PonsLa Haute-Saintonge
17077Cercoux1,193Les Trois MontsLa Haute-Saintonge

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-Maritime". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "Arrondissement de Jonzac (171)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 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 27 May 2017.
  5. Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  6. "Arrondissement de Jonzac (171)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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