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Arrondissement of Châtellerault
Arrondissement of France
Location of Châtellerault in Vienne
Location of Châtellerault in Vienne
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Communes 92
Subprefecture Châtellerault
INSEE code 861
Area
 • Total 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 112,313
 • Density 54.389/km2 (140.87/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Châtellerault is an arrondissement of France, in the Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Châtellerault.

History

When the Vienne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Châtellerault was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Châtellerault is in northern Vienne and is bordered to the northwest by the Maine-et-Loire department, to the north and east by the Indre-et-Loire department, to the southeast by the Indre department (a small part) and the arrondissement of Montmorillon, to the south by the arrondissement of Poitiers and to the west by the Deux-Sèvres department.

It has an area of 2,065 km2 (797.3 sq mi). It has 112,313 inhabitants and a density of 54.4 inhabitants/km².

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 Châtellerault, there are 4 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Châtellerault-1, Châtellerault-2, Châtellerault-3 and Loudun. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Châtellerault
INSEE
Code		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Châtellerault Montmorillon Poitiers
8602 Châtellerault-1 7 + part of Châtellerault 7 + part of Châtellerault
8603 Châtellerault-2 20 + part of Châtellerault 20 + part of Châtellerault
8604 Châtellerault-3 10 + part of Châtellerault 10 + part of Châtellerault
8605 Chauvigny 7 8 15
8607 Jaunay-Clan 1 7 8
8608 Loudun 49 49
8612 Montmorillon 1 25 26

Communes

The arrondissement of Châtellerault has 92 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

  1. Angles-sur-l'Anglin (86004)
  2. Angliers (86005)
  3. Antran (86007)
  4. Arçay (86008)
  5. Archigny (86009)
  6. Aulnay (86013)
  7. Availles-en-Châtellerault (86014)
  8. Basses (86018)
  9. Bellefonds (86020)
  10. Berrie (86022)
  11. Berthegon (86023)
  12. Beuxes (86026)
  13. Bonneuil-Matours (86032)
  14. Bournand (86036)
  15. Buxeuil (86042)
  16. Ceaux-en-Loudun (86044)
  17. Cenon-sur-Vienne (86046)
  18. Cernay (86047)
  19. Chalais (86049)
  20. Châtellerault (86066)
  21. La Chaussée (86069)
  22. Chenevelles (86072)
  23. La Roche-Rigault (86079)
  24. Colombiers (86081)
  25. Coussay-les-Bois (86086)
  26. Craon (86087)
  27. Curçay-sur-Dive (86090)
  28. Dangé-Saint-Romain (86092)
  29. Dercé (86093)
  30. Doussay (86096)
  31. Glénouze (86106)
  32. La Grimaudière (86108)
  33. Guesnes (86109)
  34. Ingrandes (86111)
  35. Leigné-les-Bois (86125)
  36. Leigné-sur-Usseau (86127)
  37. Lencloître (86128)
  38. Lésigny (86129)
  39. Leugny (86130)
  40. Loudun (86137)
  41. Mairé (86143)
  42. Martaizé (86149)
  43. Maulay (86151)
  44. Mazeuil (86154)
  45. Messemé (86156)
  46. Moncontour (86161)
  47. Mondion (86162)
  48. Monthoiron (86164)
  49. Monts-sur-Guesnes (86167)
  50. Morton (86169)
  51. Mouterre-Silly (86173)
  52. Naintré (86174)
  53. Nueil-sous-Faye (86181)
  54. Orches (86182)
  55. Les Ormes (86183)
  56. Ouzilly (86184)
  57. Oyré (86186)
  58. Pleumartin (86193)
  59. Port-de-Piles (86195)
  60. Pouançay (86196)
  61. Pouant (86197)
  62. Prinçay (86201)
  63. Ranton (86205)
  64. Raslay (86206)
  65. La Roche-Posay (86207)
  66. Roiffé (86210)
  67. Saint-Christophe (86217)
  68. Saint-Clair (86218)
  69. Saint-Genest-d'Ambière (86221)
  70. Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers (86224)
  71. Saint-Jean-de-Sauves (86225)
  72. Saint-Laon (86227)
  73. Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais (86229)
  74. Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse (86241)
  75. Senillé-Saint-Sauveur (86245)
  76. Saires (86249)
  77. Saix (86250)
  78. Sammarçolles (86252)
  79. Savigny-sous-Faye (86257)
  80. Scorbé-Clairvaux (86258)
  81. Sérigny (86260)
  82. Sossais (86265)
  83. Ternay (86269)
  84. Thuré (86272)
  85. Les Trois-Moutiers (86274)
  86. Usseau (86275)
  87. Vaux-sur-Vienne (86279)
  88. Vellèches (86280)
  89. Verrue (86286)
  90. Vézières (86287)
  91. Vicq-sur-Gartempe (86288)
  92. Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (86298)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
86066 Châtellerault 31,722 Châtellerault-1, Châtellerault-2
Châtellerault-3		 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86137 Loudun 6,740 Loudun Le Pays Loudunais
86174 Naintré 5,866 Châtellerault-1 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86092 Dangé-Saint-Romain 3,052 Châtellerault-2 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86272 Thuré 2,888 Châtellerault-1 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86128 Lencloître 2,468 Châtellerault-1 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86258 Scorbé-Clairvaux 2,302 Châtellerault-1 Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86298 Vouneuil-sur-Vienne 2,113 Chauvigny Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais
86032 Bonneuil-Matours 2,112 Chauvigny Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais

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