Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

History
When the Charente-Maritime department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was part of that original department.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, together with Marennes, was eliminated. In 1943, Saint-Jean-d'Angély was made again an arrondissement.

Geography
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is the arrondissement of the Charente-Maritime department with fewest people living in it. It has an area of , and a population of 53,336 inhabitants for a density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is in the northeast of the department, in the historical and geographical region of Basse Saintonge.

It is bordered to the west by the arrondissement of Rochefort, to the south by the arrondissement of Saintes, to the east by the Charente department and to the north and northeast by the Deux-Sèvres department.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, there are only three cantons. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Jonzac  Rochefort  La Rochelle  Saintes  Saint-Jean-d'Angély1702 Chaniers1710271711 Matha63631718 Saint-Jean-d'Angély323742
Communes
The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély has 111 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Annepont (17011)
 Annezay (17012)
 Antezant-la-Chapelle (17013)
 Archingeay (17017)
 Asnières-la-Giraud (17022)
 Aujac (17023)
 Aulnay (17024)
 Aumagne (17025)
 Authon-Ébéon (17026)
 Bagnizeau (17029)
 Ballans (17031)
 Bazauges (17035)
 Beauvais-sur-Matha (17037)
 Bercloux (17042)
 Bernay-Saint-Martin (17043)
 Bignay (17046)
 Blanzac-lès-Matha (17048)
 Blanzay-sur-Boutonne (17049)
 Bords (17053)
 Bresdon (17062)
 Brie-sous-Matha (17067)
 Brizambourg (17070)
 La Brousse (17071)
 Champdolent (17085)
 Chantemerle-sur-la-Soie (17087)
 Cherbonnières (17101)
 Chives (17105)
 Coivert (17114)
 Contré (17117)
 Courant (17124)
 Courcelles (17125)
 Courcerac (17126)
 Cressé (17135)
 La Croix-Comtesse (17137)
 Dampierre-sur-Boutonne (17138)
 Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon (17139)
 Les Éduts (17149)
 Les Églises-d'Argenteuil (17150)
 Fenioux (17157)
 Fontaine-Chalendray (17162)
 Fontenet (17165)
 La Frédière (17169)
 Gibourne (17176)
 Le Gicq (17177)
 Gourvillette (17180)
 Grandjean (17181)
 Haimps (17188)
 La Jarrie-Audouin (17195)
 Juicq (17198)
 Landes (17202)
 Loiré-sur-Nie (17206)
 Loulay (17211)
 Louzignac (17212)
 Lozay (17213)
 Macqueville (17217)
 Massac (17223)
 Matha (17224)
 Mazeray (17226)
 Migré (17234)
 Mons (17239)
 Le Mung (17252)
 Nachamps (17254)
 Nantillé (17256)
 Néré (17257)
 Neuvicq-le-Château (17261)
 Les Nouillers (17266)
 Nuaillé-sur-Boutonne (17268)
 Paillé (17271)
 Essouvert (17277)
 Poursay-Garnaud (17288)
 Prignac (17290)
 Puy-du-Lac (17292)
 Puyrolland (17294)
 Romazières (17301)
 Saint-Félix (17327)
 Saint-Georges-de-Longuepierre (17334)
 Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche (17344)
 Saint-Jean-d'Angély (17347)
 Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap (17350)
 Saint-Loup (17356)
 Saint-Mandé-sur-Brédoire (17358)
 Saint-Martial (17361)
 Saint-Martin-de-Juillers (17367)
 Sainte-Même (17374)
 Saint-Ouen-la-Thène (17377)
 Saint-Pardoult (17381)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Juillers (17383)
 Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle (17384)
 Saint-Savinien (17397)
 Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne (17401)
 Saleignes (17416)
 Seigné (17422)
 Siecq (17427)
 Sonnac (17428)
 Taillant (17435)
 Taillebourg (17436)
 Ternant (17440)
 Thors (17446)
 Tonnay-Boutonne (17448)
 Torxé (17450)
 Les Touches-de-Périgny (17451)
 Varaize (17459)
 Vergné (17464)
 La Vergne (17465)
 Vervant (17467)
 La Villedieu (17471)
 Villemorin (17473)
 Villeneuve-la-Comtesse (17474)
 Villiers-Couture (17477)
 Vinax (17478)
 Voissay (17481) 

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 17347  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  7,123  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  Vals de Saintonge 17397  Saint-Savinien  2,439  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  Vals de Saintonge 17224  Matha  2,196  Matha  Vals de Saintonge 17024  Aulnay  1,407  Matha  Vals de Saintonge 17053  Bords  1,324  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  Vals de Saintonge 17344  Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche  1,210  Chaniers  Vals de Saintonge 17277  Essouvert  1,170  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  Vals de Saintonge 17448  Tonnay-Boutonne  1,161  Saint-Jean-d'Angély  Vals de Saintonge 17022  Asnières-la-Giraud  994  Matha  Vals de Saintonge 17350  Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap  887  Matha  Vals de Saintonge
Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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