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Arrondissement of Langon
Arrondissement of France
Location of Langon in Gironde
Location of Langon in Gironde
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Communes 197
Subprefecture Langon
INSEE code 333
Area
 • Total 2,644.3 km2 (1,021.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 130,911
 • Density 49.5069/km2 (128.2222/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Langon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Langon.

History

When the Gironde department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Langon was part of that original department, with the name of Arrondissement of Bazas.

When the subprefecture was moved in 1926 from Bazas to Langon, the name of the arrondissement was changed to Langon.

Geography

The arrondissement of Langon is in the southeast of Gironde, with an area of 2,644.3 km2 (1,021 sq mi), the largest of the arrondissements of the department. It has 130,911 inhabitants and a population density of 49.5 inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Libourne, to the east by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the south by the Landes department, to the west by the arrondissements of Arcachon and Bordeaux.

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 Langon, there are four cantons; only the canton of Le Sud-Gironde has all its "communes" in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Langon
INSEE
Code		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Blaye Bordeaux Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne Arcachon
3312 L'Entre-deux-Mers 6 52 58
3315 Les Landes des Graves 20 5 25
3327 Le Réolais et Les Bastides 76 14 90
3329 Le Sud-Gironde 50 50

Communes

The arrondissement of Langon has 197 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Aillas (33002)
  2. Arbanats (33007)
  3. Arbis (33008)
  4. Aubiac (33017)
  5. Auriolles (33020)
  6. Auros (33021)
  7. Bagas (33024)
  8. Baigneaux (33025)
  9. Balizac (33026)
  10. Barie (33027)
  11. Barsac (33030)
  12. Bassanne (33031)
  13. Bazas (33036)
  14. Béguey (33040)
  15. Bellebat (33043)
  16. Bellefond (33044)
  17. Bernos-Beaulac (33046)
  18. Berthez (33048)
  19. Bieujac (33050)
  20. Birac (33053)
  21. Blaignac (33054)
  22. Blasimon (33057)
  23. Bommes (33060)
  24. Bourdelles (33066)
  25. Bourideys (33068)
  26. Brannens (33072)
  27. Brouqueyran (33074)
  28. Budos (33076)
  29. Cadillac (33081)
  30. Camiran (33087)
  31. Cantois (33092)
  32. Capian (33095)
  33. Captieux (33095)
  34. Cardan (33098)
  35. Casseuil (33102)
  36. Castelmoron-d'Albret (33103)
  37. Castelviel (33105)
  38. Castets et Castillon (33106)
  39. Caudrot (33111)
  40. Caumont (33112)
  41. Cauvignac (33113)
  42. Cazalis (33115)
  43. Cazats (33116)
  44. Cazaugitat (33117)
  45. Cérons (33120)
  46. Cessac (33121)
  47. Cleyrac (33129)
  48. Coimères (33130)
  49. Coirac (33131)
  50. Courpiac (33135)
  51. Cours-de-Monségur (33136)
  52. Cours-les-Bains (33137)
  53. Coutures (33139)
  54. Cudos (33144)
  55. Daubèze (33149)
  56. Dieulivol (33150)
  57. Donzac (33152)
  58. Escaudes (33155)
  59. Escoussans (33156)
  60. Les Esseintes (33158)
  61. Faleyras (33163)
  62. Fargues (33164)
  63. Floudès (33169)
  64. Fontet (33170)
  65. Fossès-et-Baleyssac (33171)
  66. Frontenac (33175)
  67. Gabarnac (33176)
  68. Gajac (33178)
  69. Gans (33180)
  70. Gironde-sur-Dropt (33187)
  71. Giscos (33188)
  72. Gornac (33189)
  73. Goualade (33190)
  74. Grignols (33195)
  75. Guillos (33197)
  76. Hostens (33202)
  77. Hure (33204)
  78. Illats (33205)
  79. Labescau (33212)
  80. Ladaux (33215)
  81. Lados (33216)
  82. Lamothe-Landerron (33221)
  83. Landerrouat (33223)
  84. Landerrouet-sur-Ségur (33224)
  85. Landiras (33225)
  86. Langoiran (33226)
  87. Langon (33227)
  88. Laroque (33231)
  89. Lartigue (33232)
  90. Lavazan (33235)
  91. Léogeats (33237)
  92. Lerm-et-Musset (33239)
  93. Lestiac-sur-Garonne (33241)
  94. Lignan-de-Bazas (33244)
  95. Listrac-de-Durèze (33247)
  96. Loubens (33250)
  97. Louchats (33251)
  98. Loupiac (33253)
  99. Loupiac-de-la-Réole (33254)
  100. Lucmau (33255)
  101. Lugasson (33258)
  102. Marimbault (33270)
  103. Marions (33271)
  104. Martres (33275)
  105. Masseilles (33276)
  106. Massugas (33277)
  107. Mauriac (33278)
  108. Mazères (33279)
  109. Mérignas (33282)
  110. Mesterrieux (33283)
  111. Mongauzy (33287)
  112. Monprimblanc (33288)
  113. Monségur (33289)
  114. Montagoudin (33291)
  115. Montignac (33292)
  116. Morizès (33294)
  117. Mourens (33299)
  118. Neuffons (33304)
  119. Le Nizan (33305)
  120. Noaillac (33306)
  121. Noaillan (33307)
  122. Omet (33308)
  123. Origne (33310)
  124. Paillet (33311)
  125. Pellegrue (33316)
  126. Le Pian-sur-Garonne (33323)
  127. Podensac (33327)
  128. Pompéjac (33329)
  129. Pondaurat (33331)
  130. Portets (33334)
  131. Préchac (33336)
  132. Preignac (33337)
  133. Pujols-sur-Ciron (33343)
  134. Le Puy (33345)
  135. Puybarban (33346)
  136. La Réole (33352)
  137. Rimons (33353)
  138. Rions (33355)
  139. Roaillan (33357)
  140. Romagne (33358)
  141. Roquebrune (33359)
  142. Ruch (33361)
  143. Saint-André-du-Bois (33367)
  144. Saint-Antoine-du-Queyret (33372)
  145. Saint-Brice (33379)
  146. Saint-Côme (33391)
  147. Sainte-Croix-du-Mont (33392)
  148. Sainte-Foy-la-Longue (33403)
  149. Sainte-Gemme (33404)
  150. Saint-Exupéry (33398)
  151. Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude (33399)
  152. Saint-Ferme (33400)
  153. Saint-Genis-du-Bois (33409)
  154. Saint-Germain-de-Grave (33411)
  155. Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Noaille (33418)
  156. Saint-Hilaire (33419)
  157. Saint-Laurent-du-Bois (33427)
  158. Saint-Laurent-du-Plan (33428)
  159. Saint-Léger-de-Balson (33429)
  160. Saint-Loubert (33432)
  161. Saint-Macaire (33435)
  162. Saint-Maixant (33438)
  163. Saint-Martial (33440)
  164. Saint-Martin-de-Lerm (33443)
  165. Saint-Martin-de-Sescas (33444)
  166. Saint-Martin-du-Puy (33446)
  167. Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau (33450)
  168. Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade (33453)
  169. Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret (33452)
  170. Saint-Pardon-de-Conques (33457)
  171. Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac (33463)
  172. Saint-Pierre-de-Bat (33464)
  173. Saint-Pierre-de-Mons (33465)
  174. Saint-Sève (33479)
  175. Saint-Sulpice-de-Guilleragues (33481)
  176. Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers (33482)
  177. Saint-Symphorien (33484)
  178. Saint-Vivien-de-Monségur (33491)
  179. Sauternes (33504)
  180. Sauveterre-de-Guyenne (33506)
  181. Sauviac (33507)
  182. Savignac (33508)
  183. Semens (33510)
  184. Sendets (33511)
  185. Sigalens (33512)
  186. Sillas (33513)
  187. Soulignac (33515)
  188. Soussac (33516)
  189. Taillecavat (33520)
  190. Targon (33523)
  191. Toulenne (33533)
  192. Le Tuzan (33536)
  193. Uzeste (33537)
  194. Verdelais (33543)
  195. Villandraut (33547)
  196. Villenave-de-Rions (33549)
  197. Virelade (33552)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
33227 Langon 7,396 Le Sud-Gironde Le Sud-Gironde
33036 Bazas 4,734 Le Sud-Gironde Le Bazadais
33352 La Réole 4,091 Le Réolais et Les Bastides Le Réolais en Sud Gironde
33327 Podensac 3,115 Les Landes des Graves Podensac, des Coteaux de Garonne et de Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Paillet, Rions
33081 Cadillac 2,743 L'Entre-deux-Mers Podensac, des Coteaux de Garonne et de Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Paillet, Rions
33334 Portets 2,615 Les Landes des Graves Podensac, des Coteaux de Garonne et de Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Paillet, Rions
33533 Toulenne 2,541 Le Sud-Gironde Le Sud-Gironde
33226 Langoiran 2,259 L'Entre-deux-Mers Les Portes de l'Entre-deux-Mers
33225 Landiras 2,245 Les Landes des Graves Podensac, des Coteaux de Garonne et de Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Paillet, Rions

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