Arrondissement of Châteaulin

The arrondissement of Châteaulin is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 57 communes.^[2] Its population is 82,403 (2016), and its area is 1,756.6 km² (678.2 sq mi).^[3]

Châteaulin
Arrondissement
Location within the region Brittany
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
No. of communes	57
Subprefecture	Châteaulin
Area	1,756.6 km2 (678.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	81,081
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code	292

Composition

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

1. Argol (29001)
2. Berrien (29007)
3. Bolazec (29012)
4. Botmeur (29013)
5. Brasparts (29016)
6. Brennilis (29018)
7. Camaret-sur-Mer (29022)
8. Carhaix-Plouguer (29024)
9. Cast (29025)
10. Châteaulin (29026)
11. Châteauneuf-du-Faou (29027)
12. Cléden-Poher (29029)
13. Le Cloître-Pleyben (29033)
14. Collorec (29036)
15. Coray (29041)
16. Crozon (29042)
17. Dinéault (29044)
18. La Feuillée (29054)
19. Le Faou (29053)
20. Gouézec (29062)
21. Huelgoat (29081)
22. Kergloff (29089)
23. Landeleau (29102)
24. Landévennec (29104)
25. Lannédern (29115)
26. Lanvéoc (29120)
27. Laz (29122)
28. Lennon (29123)
29. Leuhan (29125)
30. Lopérec (29139)
31. Loqueffret (29141)
32. Lothey (29142)
33. Motreff (29152)
34. Pleyben (29162)
35. Ploéven (29166)
36. Plomodiern (29172)
37. Plonévez-du-Faou (29175)
38. Plonévez-Porzay (29176)
39. Plounévézel (29205)
40. Plouyé (29211)
41. Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (29302)
42. Port-Launay (29222)
43. Poullaouen (29227)
44. Roscanvel (29238)
45. Rosnoën (29240)
46. Saint-Coulitz (29243)
47. Saint-Goazec (29249)
48. Saint-Hernin (29250)
49. Saint-Nic (29256)
50. Saint-Rivoal (29261)
51. Saint-Ségal (29263)
52. Saint-Thois (29267)
53. Scrignac (29275)
54. Spézet (29278)
55. Telgruc-sur-Mer (29280)
56. Trégarvan (29289)
57. Trégourez (29291)

History

The arrondissement of Châteaulin was created in 1800.^[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it lost three communes to the arrondissement of Quimper.^[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 Châteaulin were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Carhaix-Plouguer
2. Châteaulin
3. Châteauneuf-du-Faou
4. Crozon
5. Le Faou
6. Huelgoat
7. Pleyben

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 Châteaulin (292)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
4. Historique du Finistère
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
6. Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère, INSEE

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