Arrondissement of Saintes

The arrondissement of Saintes is an arrondissement of France in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 88 communes.^[2] Its population is 116,057 (2016), and its area is 1,320.4 km² (509.8 sq mi).^[3]

Saintes
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
No. of communes	88
Subprefecture	Saintes
Area	1,320.4 km2 (509.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	118,506
• Density	90/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE code	174

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saintes, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Arces (17015)
2. Balanzac (17030)
3. Barzan (17034)
4. Berneuil (17044)
5. Beurlay (17045)
6. Boutenac-Touvent (17060)
7. Brie-sous-Mortagne (17068)
8. Burie (17072)
9. Bussac-sur-Charente (17073)
10. Chaniers (17086)
11. La Chapelle-des-Pots (17089)
12. Le Chay (17097)
13. Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet (17098)
14. Chérac (17100)
15. Chermignac (17102)
16. La Clisse (17112)
17. Colombiers (17115)
18. Corme-Écluse (17119)
19. Corme-Royal (17120)
20. Courcoury (17128)
21. Cozes (17131)
22. Cravans (17133)
23. Crazannes (17134)
24. Dompierre-sur-Charente (17141)
25. Le Douhet (17143)
26. Écoyeux (17147)
27. Écurat (17148)
28. Épargnes (17152)
29. Les Essards (17154)
30. Floirac (17160)
31. Fontcouverte (17164)
32. Geay (17171)
33. Gémozac (17172)
34. Les Gonds (17179)
35. Grézac (17183)
36. La Jard (17191)
37. Jazennes (17196)
38. Luchat (17214)
39. Médis (17228)
40. Meursac (17232)
41. Migron (17235)
42. Montils (17242)
43. Montpellier-de-Médillan (17244)
44. Mortagne-sur-Gironde (17248)
45. Nancras (17255)
46. Nieul-lès-Saintes (17262)
47. Pessines (17275)
48. Pisany (17278)
49. Plassay (17280)
50. Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult (17284)
51. Port-d'Envaux (17285)
52. Préguillac (17289)
53. Rétaud (17296)
54. Rioux (17298)
55. Romegoux (17302)
56. Rouffiac (17304)
57. Sablonceaux (17307)
58. Saint-André-de-Lidon (17310)
59. Saint-Bris-des-Bois (17313)
60. Saint-Césaire (17314)
61. Sainte-Gemme (17330)
62. Sainte-Radegonde (17389)
63. Saintes (17415)
64. Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux (17336)
65. Saint-Porchaire (17387)
66. Saint-Romain-de-Benet (17393)
67. Saint-Sauvant (17395)
68. Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge (17400)
69. Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille (17404)
70. Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult (17408)
71. Saint-Vaize (17412)
72. Saujon (17421)
73. Semussac (17425)
74. Le Seure (17426)
75. Soulignonne (17431)
76. Talmont-sur-Gironde (17437)
77. Tanzac (17438)
78. Tesson (17441)
79. Thaims (17442)
80. Thénac (17444)
81. Thézac (17445)
82. Trizay (17453)
83. La Vallée (17455)
84. Varzay (17460)
85. Vénérand (17462)
86. Villars-en-Pons (17469)
87. Villars-les-Bois (17470)
88. Virollet (17479)

History

The arrondissement of Saintes was created in 1800.^[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime, it lost 17 communes to the arrondissement of Jonzac and one commune to the arrondissement of Rochefort.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saintes were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Burie
2. Cozes
3. Gémozac
4. Pons
5. Saintes-Est
6. Saintes-Nord
7. Saintes-Ouest
8. Saint-Porchaire
9. Saujon

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Saintes (174)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
4. Historique de la Charente-Maritime
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 110–120. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
6. Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime, INSEE

45.75°N 0.63°W / 45.75; -0.63