Arrondissement of Blaye

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Arrondissement of Blaye
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Sub-prefecture Blaye
Residents 90,945 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density 116 inhabitants / km²
surface 781.86 km²
Cantons 2
Communities 62
INSEE code 331

Location of the Blaye arrondissement in the Gironde department

The Arrondissement of Blaye is an administrative district in the department of Gironde in the French region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It consists of 5 cantons and 62 municipalities . The main town (seat of the sub-prefecture ) is Blaye .

history

On March 4, 1790, with the establishment of the Gironde department, a District de Blaye was also founded, which largely corresponded to today's arrondissement. On February 17, 1800, the arrondissement was founded from it. As part of an administrative reform, the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac moved on May 1, 2006 from the Arrondissement of Bordeaux to the Arrondissement of Blaye.

geography

The arrondissement borders in the north and northeast on the arrondissement Jonzac in the Département Charente-Maritime , in the southeast on the arrondissement Libourne , in the south and southwest on the arrondissement Bordeaux and in the northwest on the arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc on the opposite side of the estuary of the Gironde .

administration

The arrondissement is divided into two cantons:

See also: List of cantons in the Gironde department

Communities

The municipalities ( INSEE code in brackets) of the Arrondissement of Blaye are:

1. Anglade (33006) 2. Bayon-sur-Gironde (33035) 3. Berson (33047) 4. Blaye (33058)
5. Bourg (33067) 6. Braud-et-Saint-Louis (33073) 7. Campugnan (33089) 8. Cars (33100)
9. Cartelègue (33101) 10. Cavignac (33114) 11. Cézac (33123) 12. Civrac-de-Blaye (33126)
13. Comps (33132) 14. Cubnezais (33142) 15. Cubzac-les-Ponts (33143) 16. Donnezac (33151)
17. Étauliers (33159) 18. Eyrans (33161) 19. Fours (33172) 20. Gauriac (33182)
21. Gauriaguet (33183) 22. Générac (33184) 23. Lansac (33228) 24. Laruscade (33233)
25. Marcenais (33266) 26. Marsas (33272) 27. Mazion (33280) 28. Mombrier (33285)
29. Peujard (33321) 30. Plassac (33325) 31. Pleine Selve (33326) 32. Prignac-et-Marcamps (33339)
33. Pugnac (33341) 34. Reignac (33351) 35. Saint-André-de-Cubzac (33366) 36. Saint-Androny (33370)
37. Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye (33374) 38. Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye (33382) 39. Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse (33388) 40. Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde (33389)
41. Saint-Genès-de-Blaye (33405) 42. Saint-Gervais (33415) 43. Saint-Girons-d'Aiguevives (33416) 44. Saint-Laurent-d'Arce (33425)
45. Saint-Mariens (33439) 46. Saint-Martin-Lacaussade (33441) 47. Saint-Palais (33456) 48. Saint-Paul (33458)
49. Saint-Savin (33473) 50. Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg (33475) 51. Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac (33477) 52. Saint-Trojan (33486)
53. Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye (33489) 54. Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac (33492) 55. Samonac (33500) 56. Saugon (33502)
57. Tauriac (33525) 58. Teuillac (33530) 59. Val-de-Livenne (33380) 60th Val de Virvée (33018)
61. Villeneuve (33551) 62. Virsac (33553)

Former municipalities since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons