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Arrondissement of Libourne
Arrondissement of France
Location of Libourne in Gironde
Location of Libourne in Gironde
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Communes 129
Subprefecture Libourne
INSEE code 335
Area
 • Total 1,282.9 km2 (495.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 152,602
 • Density 118.951/km2 (308.081/sq mi)

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

History

When the Gironde department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Libourne was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Libourne is in the northeast of Gironde, with an area of 1,282.9 km2 (495 sq mi). It has 152,602 inhabitants and a population density of 119.0 inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Charente-Maritime department, to the east by the Dordogne department, to the southeast by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the south by the arrondissement of Langon and to the west by the arrondissements of Bordeaux and Blaye.

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 Libourne, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Le Nord-Gironde and Le Réolais et Les Bastides. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Libourne
INSEE
Code		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Blaye Bordeaux Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne Arcachon
3310 Les Coteaux de Dordogne 51 51
3316 Le Libournais-Fronsadais 24 24
3320 Le Nord-Gironde 26 2 28
3321 Le Nord-Libournais 38 38
3327 Le Réolais et Les Bastides 76 14 90

Communes

The arrondissement of Libourne has 129 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Abzac (33001)
  2. Arveyres (33015)
  3. Asques (33016)
  4. Baron (33028)
  5. Bayas (33034)
  6. Belvès-de-Castillon (33045)
  7. Bonzac (33062)
  8. Bossugan (33064)
  9. Branne (33071)
  10. Cabara (33078)
  11. Cadarsac (33079)
  12. Cadillac-en-Fronsadais (33082)
  13. Camiac-et-Saint-Denis (33086)
  14. Camps-sur-l'Isle (33088)
  15. Caplong (33094)
  16. Castillon-la-Bataille (33108)
  17. Chamadelle (33124)
  18. Civrac-sur-Dordogne (33127)
  19. Coubeyrac (33133)
  20. Coutras (33138)
  21. Daignac (33147)
  22. Dardenac (33148)
  23. Doulezon (33153)
  24. Espiet (33157)
  25. Eynesse (33160)
  26. Flaujagues (33168)
  27. Francs (33173)
  28. Fronsac (33174)
  29. Galgon (33179)
  30. Gardegan-et-Tourtirac (33181)
  31. Gensac (33186)
  32. Gours (33191)
  33. Grézillac (33194)
  34. Guillac (33196)
  35. Guîtres (33198)
  36. Génissac (33185)
  37. Izon (33207)
  38. Jugazan (33209)
  39. Juillac (33210)
  40. La Lande-de-Fronsac (33219)
  41. La Rivière (33356)
  42. La Roquille (33360)
  43. Lagorce (33218)
  44. Lalande-de-Pomerol (33222)
  45. Lapouyade (33230)
  46. Le Fieu (33166)
  47. Les Artigues-de-Lussac (33014)
  48. Les Billaux (33052)
  49. Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues (33242)
  50. Les Peintures (33315)
  51. Les Salles-de-Castillon (33499)
  52. Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures (33154)
  53. Libourne (33243)
  54. Ligueux (33246)
  55. Lugaignac (33257)
  56. Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay (33259)
  57. Lussac (33261)
  58. Maransin (33264)
  59. Margueron (33269)
  60. Montagne (33290)
  61. Mouillac (33295)
  62. Mouliets-et-Villemartin (33296)
  63. Moulon (33298)
  64. Naujan-et-Postiac (33301)
  65. Néac (33302)
  66. Nérigean (33303)
  67. Pessac-sur-Dordogne (33319)
  68. Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps (33320)
  69. Pineuilh (33324)
  70. Pomerol (33328)
  71. Porchères (33332)
  72. Puisseguin (33342)
  73. Pujols (33344)
  74. Puynormand (33347)
  75. Périssac (33317)
  76. Rauzan (33350)
  77. Riocaud (33354)
  78. Sablons (33362)
  79. Saillans (33364)
  80. Saint-Aignan (33365)
  81. Saint-André-et-Appelles (33369)
  82. Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle (33373)
  83. Saint-Aubin-de-Branne (33375)
  84. Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire (33378)
  85. Saint-Avit-de-Soulège (33377)
  86. Saint-Christophe-de-Double (33385)
  87. Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes (33384)
  88. Saint-Cibard (33386)
  89. Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac (33387)
  90. Saint-Denis-de-Pile (33393)
  91. Saint-Genès-de-Castillon (33406)
  92. Saint-Genès-de-Fronsac (33407)
  93. Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière (33414)
  94. Saint-Germain-du-Puch (33413)
  95. Saint-Hippolyte (33420)
  96. Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac (33421)
  97. Saint-Laurent-des-Combes (33426)
  98. Saint-Magne-de-Castillon (33437)
  99. Saint-Martin-de-Laye (33442)
  100. Saint-Martin-du-Bois (33445)
  101. Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac (33451)
  102. Saint-Médard-de-Guizières (33447)
  103. Saint-Pey-d'Armens (33459)
  104. Saint-Pey-de-Castets (33460)
  105. Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille (33461)
  106. Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal (33462)
  107. Saint-Quentin-de-Baron (33466)
  108. Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong (33467)
  109. Saint-Romain-la-Virvée (33470)
  110. Saint-Sauveur-de-Puynormand (33472)
  111. Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle (33478)
  112. Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens (33480)
  113. Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas (33488)
  114. Saint-Émilion (33394)
  115. Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse (33396)
  116. Sainte-Colombe (33390)
  117. Sainte-Florence (33401)
  118. Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (33402)
  119. Sainte-Radegonde (33468)
  120. Sainte-Terre (33485)
  121. Savignac-de-l'Isle (33509)
  122. Tarnès (33524)
  123. Tayac (33526)
  124. Tizac-de-Curton (33531)
  125. Tizac-de-Lapouyade (33532)
  126. Vayres (33539)
  127. Vignonet (33546)
  128. Villegouge (33548)
  129. Vérac (33542)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
33243 Libourne 24,595 Le Libournais-Fronsadais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33138 Coutras 8,410 Le Nord-Libournais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33207 Izon 5,466 Le Libournais-Fronsadais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33393 Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,277 Le Nord-Libournais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33324 Pineuilh 4,307 Le Réolais et Les Bastides Le Pays Foyen
33539 Vayres 3,711 Le Libournais-Fronsadais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33478 Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,129 Le Nord-Libournais Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
33179 Galgon 3,029 Le Libournais-Fronsadais Le Fronsadais
33108 Castillon-la-Bataille 2,979 Les Coteaux de Dordogne Castillon – Pujols

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