Arrondissement of Confolens
Confolens | |
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Arrondissement | |
![]() Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
No. of communes | 140 |
Subprefecture | Confolens |
Area | 2,417.6 km2 (933.4 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 70,869 |
• Density | 29/km2 (80/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 163 |
The arrondissement of Confolens is an arrondissement of France in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 140 communes.[2] Its population is 71,845 (2016), and its area is 2,417.6 km2 (933.4 sq mi).[3]
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Confolens, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]
- Abzac (16001)
- Les Adjots (16002)
- Aigre (16005)
- Alloue (16007)
- Ambérac (16008)
- Ambernac (16009)
- Anais (16011)
- Ansac-sur-Vienne (16016)
- Aunac-sur-Charente (16023)
- Aussac-Vadalle (16024)
- Barbezières (16027)
- Barro (16031)
- Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette (16035)
- Benest (16038)
- Bernac (16039)
- Bessé (16042)
- Bioussac (16044)
- Le Bouchage (16054)
- Brettes (16059)
- Brigueuil (16064)
- Brillac (16065)
- Cellefrouin (16068)
- Cellettes (16069)
- Chabanais (16070)
- Chabrac (16071)
- Champagne-Mouton (16076)
- La Chapelle (16081)
- Charmé (16083)
- Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure (16085)
- Chassenon (16086)
- Chassiecq (16087)
- Chenon (16095)
- Cherves-Châtelars (16096)
- La Chèvrerie (16098)
- Chirac (16100)
- Condac (16104)
- Confolens (16106)
- Coulonges (16108)
- Courcôme (16110)
- Couture (16114)
- Ébréon (16122)
- Empuré (16127)
- Épenède (16128)
- Esse (16131)
- Étagnac (16132)
- Exideuil-sur-Vienne (16134)
- La Faye (16136)
- Fontenille (16141)
- La Forêt-de-Tessé (16142)
- Fouqueure (16144)
- Les Gours (16155)
- Le Grand-Madieu (16157)
- Hiesse (16164)
- Juillé (16173)
- Lésignac-Durand (16183)
- Lessac (16181)
- Lesterps (16182)
- Lichères (16184)
- Ligné (16185)
- Le Lindois (16188)
- Londigny (16189)
- Longré (16190)
- Lonnes (16191)
- Lupsault (16194)
- Lussac (16195)
- Luxé (16196)
- La Magdeleine (16197)
- Maine-de-Boixe (16200)
- Manot (16205)
- Mansle-les-Fontaines (16206)
- Massignac (16212)
- Mazerolles (16213)
- Montembœuf (16225)
- Montignac-Charente (16226)
- Montjean (16229)
- Montrollet (16231)
- Mouton (16237)
- Moutonneau (16238)
- Mouzon (16239)
- Nanclars (16241)
- Nanteuil-en-Vallée (16242)
- Nieuil (16245)
- Oradour (16248)
- Oradour-Fanais (16249)
- Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie (16253)
- Parzac (16255)
- Les Pins (16261)
- Pleuville (16264)
- Poursac (16268)
- Pressignac (16270)
- Puyréaux (16272)
- Raix (16273)
- Ranville-Breuillaud (16275)
- Roussines (16289)
- Ruffec (16292)
- Saint-Amant-de-Boixe (16295)
- Saint-Christophe (16306)
- Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure (16307)
- Saint-Claud (16308)
- Saint-Coutant (16310)
- Saint-Fraigne (16317)
- Saint-Front (16318)
- Saint-Georges (16321)
- Saint-Gourson (16325)
- Saint-Groux (16326)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Céris (16329)
- Saint-Martin-du-Clocher (16335)
- Saint-Mary (16336)
- Saint-Maurice-des-Lions (16337)
- Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (16345)
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec (16356)
- Salles-de-Villefagnan (16361)
- Saulgond (16363)
- Sauvagnac (16364)
- Souvigné (16373)
- Suaux (16375)
- La Tâche (16377)
- Taizé-Aizie (16378)
- Terres-de-Haute-Charente (16192)
- Theil-Rabier (16381)
- Tourriers (16383)
- Turgon (16389)
- Tusson (16390)
- Val-de-Bonnieure (16300)
- Valence (16392)
- Vars (16393)
- Ventouse (16396)
- Verdille (16397)
- Verneuil (16398)
- Verteuil-sur-Charente (16400)
- Vervant (16401)
- Le Vieux-Cérier (16403)
- Vieux-Ruffec (16404)
- Villefagnan (16409)
- Villejoubert (16412)
- Villiers-le-Roux (16413)
- Villognon (16414)
- Vitrac-Saint-Vincent (16416)
- Vouharte (16419)
- Xambes (16423)
History
The arrondissement of Confolens was created in 1800.[4] On 1 January 2008 the four cantons of Aigre, Mansle, Ruffec and Villefagnan that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Angoulême were added to the arrondissement of Confolens.[4][5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Charente, it gained 15 communes from the arrondissement of Angoulême.[6]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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 Confolens were, as of January 2015:[7]
- Aigre
- Chabanais
- Champagne-Mouton
- Confolens-Nord
- Confolens-Sud
- Mansle
- Montemboeuf
- Ruffec
- Saint-Claud
- Villefagnan
References
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Arrondissement de Confolens (163)". INSEE. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b Historique de la Charente
- ^ "Modification des limites d'arrondissement". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 98–108. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 16 Charente, INSEE
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