Arrondissement of Rochechouart facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Rochechouart
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Location of Rochechouart in Haute-Vienne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Communes | 30 |
| Prefecture | Rochechouart |
| INSEE code | 873 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 795.4 km2 (307.1 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 37,877 |
| • Density | 47.620/km2 (123.335/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Rochechouart is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Rochechouart.
History
When the arrondissements were created in 1800 in France, the arrondissement of Rochechouart was one of those in the Haute-Vienne department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Rochechouart is the most western arrondissement of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the west and north by the Charente department, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Bellac, to the east by the arrondissement of Limoges and to the south by the Dordogne department.
The arrondissement of Rochechouart is the smallest arrondissement of the department, with area of only 795.4 km2 (307.1 sq mi), and it is the one with fewest people living in it with a population of 37,877 inhabitants and a population density of 47.6 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.
There are only two cantons in the arrondissement of Rochechouart and both have all their comunes in the arrondissement. These cantons are:
- Rochechouart, with 22 communes; and
- Saint-Junien, with 8 communes.
Communes
The arrondissement of Rochechouart has 30 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
- Chaillac-sur-Vienne (87030)
- Champagnac-la-Rivière (87034)
- Champsac (87036)
- Chéronnac (87044)
- Cognac-la-Forêt (87046)
- Cussac (87054)
- Dournazac (87060)
- Gorre (87073)
- Javerdat (87078)
- La Chapelle-Montbrandeix (87037)
- Les Salles-Lavauguyon (87189)
- Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (87091)
- Marval (87092)
- Oradour-sur-Glane (87110)
- Oradour-sur-Vayres (87111)
- Pensol (87115)
- Rochechouart (87126)
- Saillat-sur-Vienne (87131)
- Saint-Auvent (87135)
- Saint-Bazile (87137)
- Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne (87140)
- Saint-Cyr (87141)
- Saint-Junien (87154)
- Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (87158)
- Saint-Martin-de-Jussac (87164)
- Saint-Mathieu (87168)
- Saint-Victurnien (87185)
- Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (87162)
- Vayres (87199)
- Videix (87204)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 87154 | Saint-Junien | 11,196 | Saint-Junien | Porte Océane du Limousin |
| 87126 | Rochechouart | 3,798 | Rochechouart | Porte Océane du Limousin |
| 87110 | Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,464 | Saint-Junien | Porte Océane du Limousin |
| 87185 | Saint-Victurnien | 1,724 | Saint-Junien | Porte Océane du Limousin |
| 87140 | Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne | 1,650 | Saint-Junien | Porte Océane du Limousin |
| 87111 | Oradour-sur-Vayres | 1,530 | Rochechouart | Les Feuillardiers |
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See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Rochechouart para niños
