The arrondissement of Jonzac 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

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...

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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 129

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. Its population is 67,989 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Jonzac, and their

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s, are: # Agudelle (17002) #

Allas-Bocage Allas-Bocage is a commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Allasiens'' or ''Allasiennes'' Geography Allas-Bocage is located some 5 km north-east of Mirambeau and 40 km sou ...

(17005) #

Allas-Champagne Allas-Champagne is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Allasiens'' or ''Allasiennes'' Geography Allas-Champagne is located in the s ...

(17006) # Archiac (17016) # Arthenac (17020) # Avy (17027) # La Barde (17033) #

Bedenac Bedenac (; also ''Bédenac'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime in the Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in southwestern France. It is one of the largest communes in th ...

(17038) # Belluire (17039) # Biron (17047) # Bois (17050) # Boisredon (17052) # Boresse-et-Martron (17054) # Boscamnant (17055) # Bougneau (17056) #

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(17061) # Brie-sous-Archiac (17066) # Brives-sur-Charente (17069) # Bussac-Forêt (17074) # Celles (17076) # Cercoux (17077) # Chadenac (17078) # Chamouillac (17081) # Champagnac (17082) # Champagnolles (17084) # Chartuzac (17092) #

Chatenet Chatenet () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography Chatenet is a small commune situated between the market town of Montendre and the large village of Chevanc ...

(17095) #

Chaunac Chaunac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms all of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime dep ...

(17096) #

Chepniers Chepniers is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Ma ...

(17099) # Chevanceaux (17104) #

Cierzac Cierzac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Ch ...

(17106) #

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(17108) # Clérac (17110) #

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(17111) # La Clotte (17113) # Consac (17116) # Corignac (17118) # Coulonges (17122) # Courpignac (17129) # Coux (17130) # Échebrune (17145) # Expiremont (17156) #

Fléac-sur-Seugne Fléac-sur-Seugne (, literally ''Fléac on Seugne'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms all of the commune's western border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Mari ...

(17159) #

Fontaines-d'Ozillac Fontaines-d'Ozillac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The river Seugne forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The ...

(17163) # Le Fouilloux (17167) # La Genétouze (17173) #

Germignac Germignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the ...

(17175) # Givrezac (17178) # Guitinières (17187) # Jarnac-Champagne (17192) #

Jonzac Jonzac (; french: label=Poitevin-Saintongese, Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hypp ...

(17197) # Jussas (17199) #

Léoville Léoville () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Lariat, a stream tributary of the Seugne, which forms all of the commune's we ...

(17204) # Lonzac (17209) # Lorignac (17210) # Lussac (17215) # Marignac (17220) # Mazerolles (17227) #

Mérignac Mérignac may refer to : ;Places * Mérignac, Charente, a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France * Mérignac, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France * Mérignac, Gironde, a commun ...

(17229) # Messac (17231) # Meux (17233) # Mirambeau (17236) #

Montendre Montendre () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population In 1972 Montendre absorbed the former communes Chardes and Vallet. See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a lis ...

(17240) #

Montguyon Montguyon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Fra ...

(17241) # Montlieu-la-Garde (17243) # Mortiers (17249) # Mosnac (17250) # Neuillac (17258) # Neulles (17259) # Neuvicq (17260) # Nieul-le-Virouil (17263) # Orignolles (17269) # Ozillac (17270) # Pérignac (17273) # Le Pin (17276) # Plassac (17279) # Polignac (17281) # Pommiers-Moulons (17282) #

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(17283) # Pouillac (17287) # Réaux-sur-Trèfle (17295) #

Rouffignac Rouffignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of ...

(17305) # Saint-Aigulin (17309) # Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde (17312) # Saint-Ciers-Champagne (17316) # Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon (17317) # Saint-Dizant-du-Bois (17324) # Saint-Dizant-du-Gua (17325) # Sainte-Colombe (17319) # Sainte-Lheurine (17355) # Sainte-Ramée (17390) # Saint-Eugène (17326) # Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde (17328) #

Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge (, literally ''Saint-Genis of Saintonge'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the ...

(17331) #

Saint-Georges-Antignac Saint-Georges-Antignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Seugne, which forms most of the commune's western border. Population See also *Communes ...

(17332) # Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts (17335) #

Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Cha ...

(17339) # Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac (17341) # Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (17342) # Saint-Grégoire-d'Ardennes (17343) # Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (17345) # Saint-Léger (17354) # Saint-Maigrin (17357) # Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau (17362) # Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne (17363) #

Saint-Martial-sur-Né Saint-Martial-sur-Né (, literally ''Saint-Martial on Né'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The river Né, a tributary of the Charente, flows through the commune. ...

(17364) # Saint-Martin-d'Ary (17365) # Saint-Martin-de-Coux (17366) # Saint-Médard (17372) # Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac (17378) # Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin (17379) # Saint-Pierre-du-Palais (17386) # Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne (17388) # Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne (17398) # Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont (17402) #

Saint-Simon-de-Bordes Saint-Simon-de-Bordes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-M ...

(17403) # Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac (17405) # Saint-Thomas-de-Conac (17410) # Salignac-de-Mirambeau (17417) # Salignac-sur-Charente (17418) # Semillac (17423) # Semoussac (17424) #

Soubran Soubran () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Ch ...

(17430) # Souméras (17432) #

Sousmoulins Sousmoulins () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms part of the commune's northeastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following i ...

(17433) # Tugéras-Saint-Maurice (17454) # Vanzac (17458) # Vibrac (17468) # Villexavier (17476)

History

The arrondissement of Jonzac was created in 1800.Historique de la Charente-Maritime
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime, it gained 17 communes from the

arrondissement of Saintes The arrondissement of Saintes is an arrondissement of France in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 88 communes. Its population is 116,057 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissem ...

. 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 Jonzac were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime
INSEE # Archiac #

# Mirambeau # Montendre # Montguyon # Montlieu-la-Garde # Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge

References

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