Arrondissement of Rochechouart

The **arrondissement of Rochechouart** is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Rochechouart.

## History

When the _arrondissements_ were created in 1800 in France, the _arrondissement_ of Rochechouart was one of those in the Haute-Vienne department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Rochechouart is the most western _arrondissement_ of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the west and north by the Charente department, to the northeast by the _arrondissement_ of  Bellac, to the east by the _arrondissement_ of  Limoges and to the south by the Dordogne department.

The _arrondissement_ of Rochechouart is the smallest _arrondissement_ of the department, with area of only , and it is the one with fewest people living in it with a population of 37,877 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

### 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_.

There are only two cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Rochechouart and both have all their _comunes_ in the _arrondissement_. These cantons are:
- Rochechouart, with 22 _communes_; and
- Saint-Junien, with 8 _communes_.

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Rochechouart has 30 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Chaillac-sur-Vienne <small>(87030)</small>
1. Champagnac-la-Rivière <small>(87034)</small>
1. Champsac <small>(87036)</small>
1. Chéronnac <small>(87044)</small>
1. Cognac-la-Forêt <small>(87046)</small>
1. Cussac <small>(87054)</small>
1. Dournazac <small>(87060)</small>
1. Gorre <small>(87073)</small>
1. Javerdat <small>(87078)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Montbrandeix <small>(87037)</small>
1. Les Salles-Lavauguyon <small>(87189)</small>
1. Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire <small>(87091)</small>
1. Marval <small>(87092)</small>
1. Oradour-sur-Glane <small>(87110)</small>
1. Oradour-sur-Vayres <small>(87111)</small>
1. Pensol <small>(87115)</small>
1. Rochechouart <small>(87126)</small>
1. Saillat-sur-Vienne <small>(87131)</small>
1. Saint-Auvent <small>(87135)</small>
1. Saint-Bazile <small>(87137)</small>
1. Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne <small>(87140)</small>
1. Saint-Cyr <small>(87141)</small>
1. Saint-Junien <small>(87154)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre <small>(87158)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Jussac <small>(87164)</small>
1. Saint-Mathieu <small>(87168)</small>
1. Saint-Victurnien <small>(87185)</small>
1. Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux <small>(87162)</small>
1. Vayres <small>(87199)</small>
1. Videix <small>(87204)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|87154|Saint-Junien|11,196|Saint-Junien|Porte Océane du Limousin|
|87126|Rochechouart|3,798|Rochechouart|Porte Océane du Limousin|
|87110|Oradour-sur-Glane|2,464|Saint-Junien|Porte Océane du Limousin|
|87185|Saint-Victurnien|1,724|Saint-Junien|Porte Océane du Limousin|
|87140|Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne|1,650|Saint-Junien|Porte Océane du Limousin|
|87111|Oradour-sur-Vayres|1,530|Rochechouart|Les Feuillardiers|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Rochechouart
- **insee**: 873
- **nbcomm**: 30
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Rochechouart
- **area**: 795.4
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Rochechouart 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine