Arrondissement of Jonzac facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Jonzac
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Location of Jonzac in Charente-Maritime
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Communes | 129 |
| Subrefecture | Jonzac |
| INSEE code | 171 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,529.9 km2 (590.7 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 56,973 |
| • Density | 37.2397/km2 (96.450/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Jonzac is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Jonzac.
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.
Geography
The arrondissement of Jonzac has an area of 1,529.9 km2 (590.7 sq mi), and a population of 56,973 inhabitants for a density of 37.2 inhabitants/km².
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, 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:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Arrondissements | Total | ||||
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| Jonzac | Rochefort | La Rochelle | Saintes | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |||
| 1707 | Jonzac | 44 | 44 | ||||
| 1712 | Pons | 39 | 39 | ||||
| 1724 | Thénac | 4 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 1727 | Les Trois Monts | 42 | 42 | ||||
Communes
The arrondissement of Jonzac has 129 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Agudelle (17002)
- Allas-Bocage (17005)
- Allas-Champagne (17006)
- Archiac (17016)
- Arthenac (17020)
- Avy (17027)
- La Barde (17033)
- Bedenac (17038)
- Belluire (17039)
- Biron (17047)
- Bois (17050)
- Boisredon (17052)
- Boresse-et-Martron (17054)
- Boscamnant (17055)
- Bougneau (17056)
- Bran (17061)
- Brie-sous-Archiac (17066)
- Brives-sur-Charente (17069)
- Bussac-Forêt (17074)
- Celles (17076)
- Cercoux (17077)
- Chadenac (17078)
- Chamouillac (17081)
- Champagnac (17082)
- Champagnolles (17084)
- Chartuzac (17092)
- Chatenet (17095)
- Chaunac (17096)
- Chepniers (17099)
- Chevanceaux (17104)
- Cierzac (17106)
- Clam (17108)
- Clérac (17110)
- Clion (17111)
- La Clotte (17113)
- Consac (17116)
- Corignac (17118)
- Coulonges (17122)
- Courpignac (17129)
- Coux (17130)
- Échebrune (17145)
- Expiremont (17156)
- Fléac-sur-Seugne (17159)
- Fontaines-d'Ozillac (17163)
- Le Fouilloux (17167)
- La Genétouze (17173)
- Germignac (17175)
- Givrezac (17178)
- Guitinières (17187)
- Jarnac-Champagne (17192)
- Jonzac (17197)
- Jussas (17199)
- Léoville (17204)
- Lonzac (17209)
- Lorignac (17210)
- Lussac (17215)
- Marignac (17220)
- Mazerolles (17227)
- Mérignac (17229)
- Messac (17231)
- Meux (17233)
- Mirambeau (17236)
- Montendre (17240)
- Montguyon (17241)
- Montlieu-la-Garde (17243)
- Mortiers (17249)
- Mosnac (17250)
- Neuillac (17258)
- Neulles (17259)
- Neuvicq (17260)
- Nieul-le-Virouil (17263)
- Orignolles (17269)
- Ozillac (17270)
- Pérignac (17273)
- Le Pin (17276)
- Plassac (17279)
- Polignac (17281)
- Pommiers-Moulons (17282)
- Pons (17283)
- Pouillac (17287)
- Réaux sur Trèfle (17295)
- Rouffignac (17305)
- Saint-Aigulin (17309)
- Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde (17312)
- Saint-Ciers-Champagne (17316)
- Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon (17317)
- Sainte-Colombe (17319)
- Saint-Dizant-du-Bois (17324)
- Saint-Dizant-du-Gua (17325)
- Saint-Eugène (17326)
- Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde (17328)
- Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge (17331)
- Saint-Georges-Antignac (17332)
- Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts (17335)
- Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan (17339)
- Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac (17341)
- Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (17342)
- Saint-Grégoire-d'Ardennes (17343)
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (17345)
- Saint-Léger (17354)
- Sainte-Lheurine (17355)
- Saint-Maigrin (17357)
- Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau (17362)
- Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne (17363)
- Saint-Martial-sur-Né (17364)
- Saint-Martin-d'Ary (17365)
- Saint-Martin-de-Coux (17366)
- Saint-Médard (17372)
- Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac (17378)
- Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin (17379)
- Saint-Pierre-du-Palais (17386)
- Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne (17388)
- Sainte-Ramée (17390)
- Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne (17398)
- Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont (17402)
- Saint-Simon-de-Bordes (17403)
- Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac (17405)
- Saint-Thomas-de-Conac (17410)
- Salignac-de-Mirambeau (17417)
- Salignac-sur-Charente (17418)
- Semillac (17423)
- Semoussac (17424)
- Soubran (17430)
- Souméras (17432)
- Sousmoulins (17433)
- Tugéras-Saint-Maurice (17454)
- Vanzac (17458)
- Vibrac (17468)
- Villexavier (17476)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 17283 | Pons | 4,098 | Pons | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17197 | Jonzac | 3,447 | Jonzac | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17240 | Montendre | 3,218 | Les Trois Monts | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17309 | Saint-Aigulin | 1,898 | Les Trois Monts | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17241 | Montguyon | 1,525 | Les Trois Monts | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17236 | Mirambeau | 1,475 | Pons | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17243 | Montlieu-la-Garde | 1,331 | Les Trois Monts | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17339 | Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan | 1,274 | Jonzac | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17331 | Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge | 1,237 | Pons | La Haute-Saintonge |
| 17077 | Cercoux | 1,193 | Les Trois Monts | La Haute-Saintonge |
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See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Jonzac para niños
