Arrondissement of Céret

The **arrondissement of Céret** is an arrondissement of France; it is the southermost _arrondissement_ of Metropolitan France.  It is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales _département_. Its capital is the city of Céret.

The _arrondissement_ of Céret is in the southeast of the department; it is the southernmost _arrondissement_ of France.

## History

When the Pyrénées-Orientales department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Céret was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Céret is the smallest of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , but it is the second in population, after the Perpignan _arrondissement_, with 73,192 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ is bordered to the north by the Perpignan _arrondissement_, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by Spain, to the west and northwest by the Prades _arrondissement_.

### 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 Céret, there are 2 cantons whose _communes_ are in the _arrondissement_: La Côte Vermeille and Vallespir-Albères. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:

|INSEE Code || Canton || Céret || Perpignan || Prades || Total||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6601|Les Aspres|4|18||**22**|
|6602|Le Canigou|16||25|**41**|
|6605|La Côte vermeille|7|||**7**|
|6617|Vallespir-Albères|13|||**13**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Céret has 40 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda <small>(66003)</small>
1. Argelès-sur-Mer <small>(66008)</small>
1. Arles-sur-Tech <small>(66009)</small>
1. Banyuls-dels-Aspres <small>(66015)</small>
1. Banyuls-sur-Mer <small>(66016)</small>
1. Calmeilles <small>(66032)</small>
1. Cerbère <small>(66048)</small>
1. Collioure <small>(66053)</small>
1. Corsavy <small>(66060)</small>
1. Coustouges <small>(66061)</small>
1. Céret <small>(66049)</small>
1. L'Albère <small>(66001)</small>
1. La Bastide <small>(66018)</small>
1. Lamanère <small>(66091)</small>
1. Laroque-des-Albères <small>(66093)</small>
1. Le Boulou <small>(66024)</small>
1. Le Perthus <small>(66137)</small>
1. Le Tech <small>(66206)</small>
1. Les Cluses <small>(66063)</small>
1. Maureillas-las-Illas <small>(66106)</small>
1. Montauriol <small>(66112)</small>
1. Montbolo <small>(66113)</small>
1. Montesquieu-des-Albères <small>(66115)</small>
1. Montferrer <small>(66116)</small>
1. Oms <small>(66126)</small>
1. Palau-del-Vidre <small>(66133)</small>
1. Port-Vendres <small>(66148)</small>
1. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste <small>(66150)</small>
1. Reynès <small>(66160)</small>
1. Saint-André <small>(66168)</small>
1. Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines <small>(66175)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts <small>(66178)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans <small>(66179)</small>
1. Saint-Marsal <small>(66183)</small>
1. Serralongue <small>(66194)</small>
1. Sorède <small>(66196)</small>
1. Taillet <small>(66199)</small>
1. Taulis <small>(66203)</small>
1. Villelongue-dels-Monts <small>(66225)</small>
1. Vivès <small>(66233)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|66008|Argelès-sur-Mer|10,279|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66049|Céret|7,663|Vallespir-Albères|Vallespir|
|66024|Le Boulou|5,573|Vallespir-Albères|Vallespir|
|66016|Banyuls-sur-Mer|4,767|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66148|Port-Vendres|4,200|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66003|Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda|3,554|Le Canigou|Haut Vallespir|
|66168|Saint-André|3,309|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66133|Palau-del-Vidre|3,205|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66196|Sorède|3,153|Vallespir-Albères|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|
|66053|Collioure|3,046|La Côte vermeille|Albères et de la Côte Vermeille|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Other websites

- Photos, slide show
- Walks in the Céret region
- Ceret virtual Tours

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Céret
- **insee**: 661
- **nbcomm**: 64
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Céret
- **area**: 1214.1
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Céret 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Occitanie