Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
No. of communes53
SubprefectureSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Area
1,976.0 km2 (762.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
43,091
INSEE code733

History

When the Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Albertville, to the east by Italy, to the south by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the west by the Isère department and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Chambéry.

It is the most southern of the arrondissements of the department and is the second largest arrondissement with an area of 1,976 km2 (762.9 sq mi),[2] but the one with fewest people living in it with 43,438 inhabitants and a density of 22.0 inhabitants/km².[3]

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-de-Maurienne, there are only 3 cantons:

  1. Modane (7310)
  2. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (7317)
  3. Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (7318) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne has 56 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Aiguebelle (73002)
  2. Aiton (73007)
  3. Albiez-Montrond (73013)
  4. Albiez-le-Jeune (73012)
  5. Argentine (73019)
  6. Aussois (73023)
  7. Avrieux (73026)
  8. Bessans (73040)
  9. Bonneval-sur-Arc (73047)
  10. Bonvillaret (73049)
  11. La Chambre (73067)
  12. La Chapelle (73074)
  13. Épierre (73109)
  14. Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire (73116)
  15. Fourneaux (73117)
  16. Freney (73119)
  17. Hermillon (73135)
  18. Jarrier (73138)
  19. Le Châtel (73080)
  20. Les Chavannes-en-Maurienne (73083)
  21. Modane (73157)
  22. Montgilbert (73168)
  23. Montricher-Albanne (73173)
  24. Montsapey (73175)
  25. Montvernier (73177)
  26. Notre-Dame-du-Cruet (73189)
  27. Orelle (73194)
  28. Pontamafrey-Montpascal (73203)
  29. Randens (73212)
  30. Saint-Alban-d'Hurtières (73220)
  31. Saint-Alban-des-Villards (73221)
  32. Saint-André (73223)
  33. Saint-Avre (73224)
  34. Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (73230)
  35. Saint-Etienne-de-Cuines (73231)
  36. Saint-François-Longchamp (73235)
  37. Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières (73237)
  38. Saint-Jean-d'Arves (73242)
  39. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (73248)
  40. Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis (73250)
  41. Saint-Léger (73252)
  42. Saint-Martin-d'Arc (73256)
  43. Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte (73258)
  44. Saint-Martin-sur-la-Chambre (73259)
  45. Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (73261)
  46. Saint-Pancrace (73267)
  47. Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville (73272)
  48. Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne (73278)
  49. Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves (73280)
  50. Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (73255)
  51. Val-Cenis (73290)
  52. Valloire (73306)
  53. Valmeinier (73307)
  54. Villarembert (73318)
  55. Villargondran (73320)
  56. Villarodin-Bourget (73322)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
73248Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne7,889Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneCœur de Maurienne Arvan
73157Modane3,239ModaneHaute-Maurienne Vanoise
73261Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne2,465ModaneMaurienne Galibier
73007Aiton1,727Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyPorte de Maurienne
73250Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis1,632Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneCœur de Maurienne Arvan
73278Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne1,261Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneLe Canton de la Chambre
73231Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines1,189Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneLe Canton de la Chambre
73002Aiguebelle1,158Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyPorte de Maurienne
73067La Chambre1,141Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneLe Canton de la Chambre
73306Valloire1,132ModaneMaurienne Galibier

References
  1. "Historique de la Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (733)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 4 October 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 4 October 2017.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-272 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Savoie" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Arrondissement de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (733)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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