Arrondissements of the Charente department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Charente department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Angoulême, (prefecture of the Charente department: Angoulême) with 115 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,315 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Cognac, (subprefecture: Cognac) with 107 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 98,683 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Confolens, (subprefecture: Confolens) with 140 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,869 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Angoulême, Barbezieux, Cognac, Confolens and Ruffec were established. The arrondissements of Barbezieux and Ruffec were disbanded in 1926.[2] 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, and the canton of Rouillac to the arrondissement of Cognac.[2] [3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Charente were modified in January 2017:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 16 Charente. December 2023. INSEE.
  2. http://splaf.free.fr/16his.html Historique de la Charente
  3. Web site: Modification des limites d'arrondissement. https://web.archive.org/web/20071225082117/http://www.charente.pref.gouv.fr/Lettre_abonnes/index.php?num_lettre=21&num_article=1. 2007-12-25. dead. 2019-10-23.
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016. 98-108. 2019-10-08.

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