Arrondissement of Rochechouart explained

The arrondissement of Rochechouart is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 30 communes. Its population is 37,817 (2016), and its area is 795.4km2.^[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Rochechouart, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Chaillac-sur-Vienne (87030)
2. Champagnac-la-Rivière (87034)
3. Champsac (87036)
4. Chéronnac (87044)
5. Cognac-la-Forêt (87046)
6. Cussac (87054)
7. Dournazac (87060)
8. Gorre (87073)
9. Javerdat (87078)
10. La Chapelle-Montbrandeix (87037)
11. Les Salles-Lavauguyon (87189)
12. Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (87091)
13. Marval (87092)
14. Oradour-sur-Glane (87110)
15. Oradour-sur-Vayres (87111)
16. Pensol (87115)
17. Rochechouart (87126)
18. Saillat-sur-Vienne (87131)
19. Saint-Auvent (87135)
20. Saint-Bazile (87137)
21. Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne (87140)
22. Saint-Cyr (87141)
23. Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (87162)
24. Saint-Junien (87154)
25. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (87158)
26. Saint-Martin-de-Jussac (87164)
27. Saint-Mathieu (87168)
28. Saint-Victurnien (87185)
29. Vayres (87199)
30. Videix (87204)

History

The arrondissement of Rochechouart was created in 1800.^[3]

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 Rochechouart were, as of January 2015:^[4]

1. Oradour-sur-Vayres
2. Rochechouart
3. Saint-Junien-Est
4. Saint-Junien-Ouest
5. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre
6. Saint-Mathieu

References

45.82°N 0.82°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-04. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Rochechouart (873). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
3. http://splaf.free.fr/87his.html Historique de la Haute-Vienne
4. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 87 Haute-Vienne. December 2014. INSEE.