The Arrondissement of La Rochelle (french: arrondissement de La Rochelle, link=no) 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, located 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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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 ...

. It has 58

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 215,707 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of La Rochelle, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: # Andilly (17008) # Angliers (17009) #

Angoulins Angoulins () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoulinois'' or ''Angoulinoises''. Geography Angoulins is located in the north ...

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Ars-en-Ré Ars-en-Ré () is a commune on the Île de Ré in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Formerly called just ''Ars'', the commune changed to its current name on 8 March 1962. The inhabitants of the commune are ...

(17019) #

Aytré Aytré () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Aytré is especially known for its long beach, which is easily accessible from neighbouring La Rochelle, or Les Minimes. The beach is flat and sh ...

(17028) # Benon (17041) #

Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The follow ...

(17051) # Bourgneuf (17059) # Charron (17091) #

Châtelaillon-Plage Châtelaillon-Plage (, also ), commonly known as Châtelaillon, is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is located south of the city of La Rochelle and is also a suburb. It is tw ...

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Clavette Clavette () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the 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 ...

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La Couarde-sur-Mer La Couarde-sur-Mer (, literally ''La Couarde on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The follow ...

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Courçon Courçon () 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 F ...

(17127) #

Cramchaban Cram-Chaban (; known as Cramchaban until 31 December 2022) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, New Aquitaine, France. Population Its inhabitants are known as ''Cramois'' or ''Cramchabanais''. See also * Communes of the Chare ...

(17132) #

Croix-Chapeau Croix-Chapeau () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. History From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit,Labrude Pierre (2008) "Les hôpit ...

(17136) #

Dompierre-sur-Mer Dompierre-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dompierre on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. Population Personalities * Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy * Jacques Archambault, Early settler of New France with his ...

(17142) #

Esnandes Esnandes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as ''Esnandais'' (). Geography This small town north of La Rochelle faces the bay of Aiguillon (former ...

(17153) # Ferrières (17158) #

La Flotte La Flotte (; sometimes locally La Flotte-en-Re), is a ''commune'' on the Île de Ré off the western coast of France, administratively part of the department of Charente-Maritime within the larger Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

(17161) #

La Grève-sur-Mignon La Grève-sur-Mignon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Before 1928, it was known as ''Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve''. Population Personalities La Grève-sur-Mignon was the birthplace of: * Lova Moo ...

(17182) #

Le Gué-d'Alleré Le Gué-d'Alleré () 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 departm ...

(17186) #

L'Houmeau L'Houmeau () 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 ...

(17190) #

La Jarne La Jarne () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is 7 km southeast of the city of La Rochelle. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 ...

(17193) #

La Jarrie La Jarrie () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The commune consists of the small town La Jarrie and parts of the hamlets Grolleau, Chassagné and Puyvineux. Population See also * Communes of ...

(17194) #

Lagord Lagord () 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 Fran ...

(17200) # La Laigne (17201) #

Loix Loix () is a commune in the south-west of France, located on the north coast of the Île de Ré, in the department of Charente-Maritime (region Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Its inhabitants are called ''Loidais'' and ''Loidaises'' . Geography * Loix is ...

(17207) # Longèves (17208) #

Marans The Marans, french: Poule de Marans, italic=no, is a French breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for meat and for its dark brown eggs. It originated in or near the port town of Marans, in the département of Charente-Maritime, in the Nouvel ...

(17218) # Marsilly (17222) # Montroy (17245) # Nieul-sur-Mer (17264) #

Nuaillé-d'Aunis Nuaillé-d'Aunis (, literally ''Nuaillé of Aunis'') 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 follow ...

(17267) # Périgny (17274) #

Les Portes-en-Ré Les Portes-en-Ré () is a commune of southwestern France, located on the Ré Island, in the French department of Charente-Maritime, historical region of Poitou-Charentes, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Population See also * Îl ...

(17286) # Puilboreau (17291) #

Rivedoux-Plage Rivedoux-Plage () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. The commune includes the beach of Sablanceau. People who live on the island are called the ''Rivedousais'' and the ''Ri ...

(17297) #

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...

(17300) #

La Ronde La Ronde may refer to: Geography * La Ronde, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime ''département'', France * La Ronde River, on the Caribbean island of Dominica *La Ronde (amusement park), Montreal, Quebec, Canada *A La Ronde, an ...

(17303) # Saint-Christophe (17315) #

Saint-Clément-des-Baleines Saint-Clément-des-Baleines () is a commune on Île de Ré, a coastal island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes). Population Geography This commune has no harb ...

(17318) # Saint-Cyr-du-Doret (17322) #

Sainte-Marie-de-Ré Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (, literally ''Saint Mary of Ré'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de Ré, facing the Île d' ...

(17360) # Sainte-Soulle (17407) # Saint-Jean-de-Liversay (17349) #

Saint-Martin-de-Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré (, literally ''Saint-Martin of Ré''; Saintongeais: ''Sént-Martin-de-Ré'') is a commune in the western French department of Charente-Maritime.Saint-Médard-d'Aunis (17373) # Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis (17376) # Saint-Rogatien (17391) #

Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis (, literally ''Saint-Sauveur of Aunis'') 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 T ...

(17396) # Saint-Vivien (17290) # Saint-Xandre (17414) #

Salles-sur-Mer Salles-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes), southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list o ...

(17420) # Taugon (17439) #

Thairé Thairé () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France on the Atlantic Ocean. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 46 ...

(17443) # Vérines (17466) #

Villedoux Villedoux () 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 C ...

(17472) # Yves (17340)

History

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

arrondissement of Rochefort The arrondissement of Rochefort (french: arrondissement de Rochefort, link=no) is an arrondissement (district) in the Charente-Maritime department in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It has 78 communes. Its population is 189,875 (2016), a ...

, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Rochefort. 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 La Rochelle were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime
INSEE # Ars-en-Ré #

# La Rochelle-1 # La Rochelle-2 # La Rochelle-3 # La Rochelle-4 # La Rochelle-5 # La Rochelle-6 # La Rochelle-7 # La Rochelle-8 # La Rochelle-9 #

Saint-Martin-de-Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré (, literally ''Saint-Martin of Ré''; Saintongeais: ''Sént-Martin-de-Ré'') is a commune in the western French department of Charente-Maritime.