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The Arrondissement of Blaye is an
arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
of France in the
Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...
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in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
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. It has 62
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. Its population is 90,090 (2016), and its area is .


Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Blaye are: # Anglade #
Bayon-sur-Gironde Bayon-sur-Gironde (, literally ''Bayon on Gironde''; oc, Baion) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gi ...
# Berson #
Blaye Blaye (; oc, Blaia ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeau ...
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Bourg Bourg or Le Bourg may refer to: Places France Bourg * Bourg, Aisne, a former commune in France, now part of Bourg-et-Comin * Bourg, Bas-Rhin, a former commune in Bas-Rhin, now part of Bourg-Bruche * Bourg, Gironde, also known as Bourg-sur-Gir ...
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Braud-et-Saint-Louis Braud-et-Saint-Louis () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of ...
# Campugnan #
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Cartelègue Cartelègue (; oc, Quartalèga) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde dep ...
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Cavignac Cavignac () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. Th ...
# Cézac # Civrac-de-Blaye # Comps # Cubnezais #
Cubzac-les-Ponts Cubzac-les-Ponts (; oc, Cubzac daus Ponts), also referred to as Cubzac, is a commune of the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, a region in southwestern France.Donnezac #
Étauliers Étauliers () is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Population Twinning SInce January 2012, the commune of Étauliers has been twinned with Plougrescant, a commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. See also *Communes o ...
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Eyrans Eyrans is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of ...
# Fours # Gauriac # Gauriaguet # Générac # Lansac # Laruscade # Marcenais # Marsas # Mazion # Mombrier #
Peujard Peujard (; oc, Pujarn) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of ...
# Plassac # Pleine-Selve # Prignac-et-Marcamps #
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# Reignac #
Saint-André-de-Cubzac Saint-André-de-Cubzac (; oc, Sent Andreus de Cubzac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Its inhabitants are called Cubzaguais. Population Notable residents Jacques-Yves Cousteau is buried ...
# Saint-Androny # Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye # Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye # Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse # Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde # Saint-Genès-de-Blaye # Saint-Gervais # Saint-Girons-d'Aiguevives #
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce Saint-Laurent-d'Arce (; oc, Sent Laurenç d'Arce) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of ...
# Saint-Mariens # Saint-Martin-Lacaussade # Saint-Palais # Saint-Paul # Saint-Savin #
Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg (, literally ''Saint-Seurin of Bourg, Gironde, Bourg''; oc-gsc, Sent Seurin de Borg) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Populatio ...
# Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac # Saint-Trojan # Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye # Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac # Samonac # Saugon # Tauriac # Teuillac #
Val-de-Livenne Val-de-Livenne () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Caprais-de-Blaye (the seat) and Marcillac.Val-de-Virvée #
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History

The arrondissement of Blaye was created in 1800.Historique de la Gironde
/ref> At the May 2006 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Gironde, it gained the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac from the
arrondissement of Bordeaux The arrondissement of Bordeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 82 communes. Its population is 950,099 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of B ...
. As a result of the reorganisation of the
cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...
which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Blaye were, as of January 2015: # Blaye # Bourg # Saint-André-de-Cubzac # Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde # Saint-Savin


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Blaye Blaye (; oc, Blaia ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeau ...