Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes110
SubprefectureSaint-Jean-d'Angély
Area
1,416.0 km2 (546.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
52,563
INSEE code175

History

When the Charente-Maritime department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was part of that original department.[1]

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, together with Marennes, was eliminated. In 1943, Saint-Jean-d'Angély was made again an arrondissement.[1]

Geography

Saint-Jean-d'Angély is the arrondissement of the Charente-Maritime department with fewest people living in it. It has an area of 1,442.2 km2 (556.8 sq mi),[2] and a population of 53,336 inhabitants for a density of 37.0 inhabitants/km².[3]

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is in the northeast of the department, in the historical and geographical region of Basse Saintonge.

It is bordered to the west by the arrondissement of Rochefort, to the south by the arrondissement of Saintes, to the east by the Charente department and to the north and northeast by the Deux-Sèvres department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, there are only three cantons. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
JonzacRochefortLa RochelleSaintesSaint-Jean-d'Angély
1702Chaniers171027
1711Matha6363
1718Saint-Jean-d'Angély323742

Communes

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély has 111 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Annepont (17011)
  2. Annezay (17012)
  3. Antezant-la-Chapelle (17013)
  4. Archingeay (17017)
  5. Asnières-la-Giraud (17022)
  6. Aujac (17023)
  7. Aulnay (17024)
  8. Aumagne (17025)
  9. Authon-Ébéon (17026)
  10. Bagnizeau (17029)
  11. Ballans (17031)
  12. Bazauges (17035)
  13. Beauvais-sur-Matha (17037)
  14. Bercloux (17042)
  15. Bernay-Saint-Martin (17043)
  16. Bignay (17046)
  17. Blanzac-lès-Matha (17048)
  18. Blanzay-sur-Boutonne (17049)
  19. Bords (17053)
  20. Bresdon (17062)
  21. Brie-sous-Matha (17067)
  22. Brizambourg (17070)
  23. La Brousse (17071)
  24. Champdolent (17085)
  25. Chantemerle-sur-la-Soie (17087)
  26. Cherbonnières (17101)
  27. Chives (17105)
  28. Coivert (17114)
  29. Contré (17117)
  30. Courant (17124)
  31. Courcelles (17125)
  32. Courcerac (17126)
  33. Cressé (17135)
  34. La Croix-Comtesse (17137)
  35. Dampierre-sur-Boutonne (17138)
  36. Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon (17139)
  37. Les Éduts (17149)
  38. Les Églises-d'Argenteuil (17150)
  39. Fenioux (17157)
  40. Fontaine-Chalendray (17162)
  41. Fontenet (17165)
  42. La Frédière (17169)
  43. Gibourne (17176)
  44. Le Gicq (17177)
  45. Gourvillette (17180)
  46. Grandjean (17181)
  47. Haimps (17188)
  48. La Jarrie-Audouin (17195)
  49. Juicq (17198)
  50. Landes (17202)
  51. Loiré-sur-Nie (17206)
  52. Loulay (17211)
  53. Louzignac (17212)
  54. Lozay (17213)
  55. Macqueville (17217)
  56. Massac (17223)
  57. Matha (17224)
  58. Mazeray (17226)
  59. Migré (17234)
  60. Mons (17239)
  61. Le Mung (17252)
  62. Nachamps (17254)
  63. Nantillé (17256)
  64. Néré (17257)
  65. Neuvicq-le-Château (17261)
  66. Les Nouillers (17266)
  67. Nuaillé-sur-Boutonne (17268)
  68. Paillé (17271)
  69. Essouvert (17277)
  70. Poursay-Garnaud (17288)
  71. Prignac (17290)
  72. Puy-du-Lac (17292)
  73. Puyrolland (17294)
  74. Romazières (17301)
  75. Saint-Félix (17327)
  76. Saint-Georges-de-Longuepierre (17334)
  77. Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche (17344)
  78. Saint-Jean-d'Angély (17347)
  79. Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap (17350)
  80. Saint-Loup (17356)
  81. Saint-Mandé-sur-Brédoire (17358)
  82. Saint-Martial (17361)
  83. Saint-Martin-de-Juillers (17367)
  84. Sainte-Même (17374)
  85. Saint-Ouen-la-Thène (17377)
  86. Saint-Pardoult (17381)
  87. Saint-Pierre-de-Juillers (17383)
  88. Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle (17384)
  89. Saint-Savinien (17397)
  90. Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne (17401)
  91. Saleignes (17416)
  92. Seigné (17422)
  93. Siecq (17427)
  94. Sonnac (17428)
  95. Taillant (17435)
  96. Taillebourg (17436)
  97. Ternant (17440)
  98. Thors (17446)
  99. Tonnay-Boutonne (17448)
  100. Torxé (17450)
  101. Les Touches-de-Périgny (17451)
  102. Varaize (17459)
  103. Vergné (17464)
  104. La Vergne (17465)
  105. Vervant (17467)
  106. La Villedieu (17471)
  107. Villemorin (17473)
  108. Villeneuve-la-Comtesse (17474)
  109. Villiers-Couture (17477)
  110. Vinax (17478)
  111. Voissay (17481)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
17347Saint-Jean-d'Angély7,123Saint-Jean-d'AngélyVals de Saintonge
17397Saint-Savinien2,439Saint-Jean-d'AngélyVals de Saintonge
17224Matha2,196MathaVals de Saintonge
17024Aulnay1,407MathaVals de Saintonge
17053Bords1,324Saint-Jean-d'AngélyVals de Saintonge
17344Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche1,210ChaniersVals de Saintonge
17277Essouvert1,170Saint-Jean-d'AngélyVals de Saintonge
17448Tonnay-Boutonne1,161Saint-Jean-d'AngélyVals de Saintonge
17022Asnières-la-Giraud994MathaVals de Saintonge
17350Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap887MathaVals de Saintonge

References
  1. "Historique de la Charente-Maritime". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-d'Angély (175)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  5. "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-d'Angély (175)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

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