The arrondissement of Montmorillon 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

Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.department 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 ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

. It has 91

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, relig ...

. Its population is 67,025 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Montmorillon, 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 identificati ...

s, are: # Adriers (86001) # Anché (86003) # Antigny (86006) #

Asnières-sur-Blour Asnières-sur-Blour (; oc, Asnieras) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The commune has 180 inhabitants (2019). Asnières-sur-Blour is located roughly halfway between the cities of Limoge ...

(86011) # Asnois (86012) # Availles-Limouzine (86015) # Béthines (86025) #

Blanzay Blanzay () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France ...

(86029) # Bouresse (86034) # Bourg-Archambault (86035) #

Brigueil-le-Chantre Brigueil-le-Chantre () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Benaize forms the commune's northwestern border. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following i ...

(86037) # Brion (86038) # Brux (86039) # La Bussière (86040) # Champagné-le-Sec (86051) # Champagné-Saint-Hilaire (86052) # Champniers (86054) # La Chapelle-Bâton (86055) # Chapelle-Viviers (86059) # Charroux (86061) # Chatain (86063) # Château-Garnier (86064) # Chaunay (86068) #

Civaux Civaux () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France F ...

(86077) # Civray (86078) # Coulonges (86084) # La Ferrière-Airoux (86097) # Fleix (86098) # Gençay (86103) # Genouillé (86104) # Gouex (86107) # Haims (86110) # L'Isle-Jourdain (86112) # Jouhet (86117) # Journet (86118) # Joussé (86119) # Lathus-Saint-Rémy (86120) # Lauthiers (86122) # Leignes-sur-Fontaine (86126) # Lhommaizé (86131) #

Liglet Liglet () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Benaize forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, then forms part of the commune's northe ...

(86132) # Linazay (86134) # Lizant (86136) # Luchapt (86138) #

Lussac-les-Châteaux Lussac-les-Châteaux () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. History Prehistory The importance of the prehistoric art at Lussac is evidenced by the presence of numerous archaeological arte ...

(86140) # Magné (86141) # Mauprévoir (86152) # Mazerolles (86153) # Millac (86159) #

Montmorillon Montmorillon () is a commune in central-western France, in the Vienne department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called ''Montmorillonnaises'' ''and Montmorillonnais''. Montmorillon is a Book town an ...

(86165) # Moulismes (86170) # Moussac (86171) # Mouterre-sur-Blourde (86172) # Nalliers (86175) # Nérignac (86176) # Paizay-le-Sec (86187) #

Payroux Payroux () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France Fr ...

(86189) # Persac (86190) # Pindray (86191) # Plaisance (86192) # Pressac (86200) # Queaux (86203) # Romagne (86211) # Saint-Gaudent (86220) # Saint-Germain (86223) # Saint-Laurent-de-Jourdes (86228) # Saint-Léomer (86230) # Saint-Macoux (86231) # Saint-Martin-l'Ars (86234) # Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère (86235) # Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé (86236) # Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil (86237) # Saint-Romain (86242) # Saint-Savin (86246) # Saint-Saviol (86247) # Saint-Secondin (86248) # Saulgé (86254) # Savigné (86255) # Sillars (86262) # Sommières-du-Clain (86264) # Surin (86266) #

Thollet Thollet () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Benaize forms most of the commune's southeastern border, flows through the commune, then forms part of the commune's western ...

(86270) #

La Trimouille La Trimouille () is a commune in the Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France. Geography La Trimouille lies 13 km east of Montmorillon and 19 km south of Le Blanc. The area's main town, Poitiers, lies 55 ...

(86273) # Usson-du-Poitou (86276) # Valdivienne (86233) # Valence-en-Poitou (86082) # Verrières (86285) #

Le Vigeant Le Vigeant () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vienne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department References

Communes of ...

(86289) # Villemort (86291) # Voulême (86295) #

Voulon Voulon () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France Fra ...

(86296)

History

The arrondissement of Montmorillon was created in 1800.Historique de la Vienne
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vienne, it lost one commune to the

arrondissement of Châtellerault The arrondissement of Châtellerault is an arrondissement of France in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 92 communes. Its population is 109,345 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

and four communes to the arrondissement of Poitiers. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

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 Montmorillon were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 86 Vienne
INSEE # Availles-Limouzine # Charroux # Chauvigny # Civray # Couhé # Gençay # L'Isle-Jourdain #

# Saint-Savin # La Trimouille

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