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.

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 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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Céret INSEECode  Canton  Céret  Perpignan  Prades  Total6601 Les Aspres418226602 Le Canigou1625416605 La Côte vermeille776617 Vallespir-Albères1313

Communes
The arrondissement of Céret has 40 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

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

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