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Arrondissement of France
Location of Rochefort in Charente-Maritime
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Communes	82
Subrefecture	Rochefort
INSEE code	172
Area
• Total	1,527.5 km2 (589.8 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	187,843
• Density	122.974/km2 (318.502/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Rochefort is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Rochefort.

History

When the Charente-Maritime department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Rochefort was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Rochefort has an area of 1,527.5 km² (589.8 sq mi), and a population of 187,843 inhabitants for a density of 123.0 inhabitants/km².

Rochefort is in the northern half of the department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of La Rochelle, to the northeast by the Deux-Sèvres department, to the east by the arrondissements of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and Saintes. To the south is the upper part the Gironde estuary, the largest estuary of France, and the Atlantic Ocean is to the west.

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 Rochefort, there are 12 cantons, some of them only partially. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Rochefort

INSEE Code	Canton	Arrondissements					Total
		Jonzac	Rochefort	La Rochelle	Saintes	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
1703	Châtelaillon-Plage		3	5			8
1704	Île d'Oléron		8				8
1706	La Jarrie		2	12			14
1710	Marennes		14				14
1713	Rochefort		1				1
1717	Royan		3				3
1718	Saint-Jean-d'Angély		3		2	37	42
1721	Saintonge Estuaire		1		23		24
1722	Saujon		2		7		9
1723	Surgères		21				21
1725	Tonnay-Charente		15				15
1726	La Tremblade		9				9

Communes

The arrondissement of Rochefort has 82 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis (17003)
2. Île-d'Aix (17004)
3. Anais (17007)
4. Ardillières (17018)
5. Arvert (17021)
6. Ballon (17032)
7. Beaugeay (17036)
8. Bouhet (17057)
9. Bourcefranc-le-Chapus (17058)
10. Breuil-la-Réorte (17063)
11. Breuillet (17064)
12. Breuil-Magné (17065)
13. Cabariot (17075)
14. Chaillevette (17079)
15. Chambon (17080)
16. Champagne (17083)
17. Le Château-d'Oléron (17093)
18. Chervettes (17103)
19. Ciré-d'Aunis (17107)
20. Dolus-d'Oléron (17140)
21. Échillais (17146)
22. L’Éguille (17151)
23. Étaules (17155)
24. Forges (17166)
25. Fouras (17168)
26. Genouillé (17174)
27. La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien (17184)
28. Le Gua (17185)
29. Hiers-Brouage (17189)
30. Landrais (17203)
31. Loire-les-Marais (17205)
32. Lussant (17216)
33. Marennes (17219)
34. Marsais (17221)
35. Les Mathes (17225)
36. Meschers-sur-Gironde (17230)
37. Moëze (17237)
38. Moragne (17246)
39. Mornac-sur-Seudre (17247)
40. Muron (17253)
41. Nieulle-sur-Seudre (17265)
42. Péré (17272)
43. Puyravault (17293)
44. Rochefort (17299)
45. Royan (17306)
46. Saint-Agnant (17308)
47. Saint-Augustin (17311)
48. Saint-Coutant-le-Grand (17320)
49. Saint-Crépin (17321)
50. Saint-Denis-d'Oléron (17323)
51. Saint-Froult (17329)
52. Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (17333)
53. Saint-Georges-d'Oléron (17337)
54. Saint-Georges-du-Bois (17338)
55. Saint-Germain-de-Marencennes (17340)
56. Saint-Hippolyte (17346)
57. Saint-Jean-d'Angle (17348)
58. Saint-Just-Luzac (17351)
59. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière (17352)
60. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée (17353)
61. Saint-Mard (17359)
62. Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente (17375)
63. Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (17380)
64. Saint-Pierre-d'Amilly (17382)
65. Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (17385)
66. Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois (17394)
67. Saint-Sornin (17406)
68. Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan (17409)
69. Saint-Trojan-les-Bains (17411)
70. Soubise (17429)
71. Surgères (17434)
72. Le Thou (17447)
73. Tonnay-Charente (17449)
74. La Tremblade (17452)
75. Vandré (17457)
76. Vaux-sur-Mer (17461)
77. Vergeroux (17463)
78. Virson (17480)
79. Vouhé (17482)
80. Port-des-Barques (17484)
81. Le Grand-Village-Plage (17485)
82. La Brée-les-Bains (17486)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
17299	Rochefort	24,300	Rochefort	CA Rochefort Océan
17306	Royan	18,388	Royan	CA Royan Atlantique
17449	Tonnay-Charente	7,926	Tonnay-Charente	CA Rochefort Océan
17434	Surgères	6,713	Surgères	Aunis Sud
17385	Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	6,694	L’Île d'Oléron	L’Île d'Oléron
17219	Marennes	5,672	Marennes	Bassin de Marennes
17333	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne	5,181	Royan	CA Royan Atlantique
17452	La Tremblade	4,792	La Tremblade	CA Royan Atlantique
17093	Le Château-d'Oléron	4,063	L’Île d'Oléron	L’Île d'Oléron
17168	Fouras	4,047	Châtelaillon-Plage	CA Rochefort Océan

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department
• List of arrondissements of France