Arrondissement of Rochechouart

Rochechouart
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
No. of communes30
SubprefectureRochechouart
Area
795.4 km2 (307.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
37,689
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code873

The arrondissement of Rochechouart is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 30 communes.[2] Its population is 37,689 (2021), and its area is 795.4 km2 (307.1 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Rochechouart, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Chaillac-sur-Vienne (87030)
  2. Champagnac-la-Rivière (87034)
  3. Champsac (87036)
  4. Chéronnac (87044)
  5. Cognac-la-Forêt (87046)
  6. Cussac (87054)
  7. Dournazac (87060)
  8. Gorre (87073)
  9. Javerdat (87078)
  10. La Chapelle-Montbrandeix (87037)
  11. Les Salles-Lavauguyon (87189)
  12. Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (87091)
  13. Marval (87092)
  14. Oradour-sur-Glane (87110)
  15. Oradour-sur-Vayres (87111)
  16. Pensol (87115)
  17. Rochechouart (87126)
  18. Saillat-sur-Vienne (87131)
  19. Saint-Auvent (87135)
  20. Saint-Bazile (87137)
  21. Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne (87140)
  22. Saint-Cyr (87141)
  23. Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (87162)
  24. Saint-Junien (87154)
  25. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (87158)
  26. Saint-Martin-de-Jussac (87164)
  27. Saint-Mathieu (87168)
  28. Saint-Victurnien (87185)
  29. Vayres (87199)
  30. Videix (87204)

History

The arrondissement of Rochechouart was created in 1800.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Rochechouart were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Oradour-sur-Vayres
  2. Rochechouart
  3. Saint-Junien-Est
  4. Saint-Junien-Ouest
  5. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre
  6. Saint-Mathieu

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Rochechouart (873)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique de la Haute-Vienne
  5. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 87 Haute-Vienne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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