The 5 arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department are:
Arrondissement of Jonzac, (subprefecture: Jonzac) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 68,476 in 2021. Arrondissement of Rochefort, (subprefecture: Rochefort) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 194,579 in 2021. Arrondissement of La Rochelle, (prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department: La Rochelle) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 227,693 in 2021. Arrondissement of Saintes, (subprefecture: Saintes) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 118,506 in 2021. Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, (subprefecture: Saint-Jean-d'Angély) with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 52,150 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Saintes, Jonzac, Marennes, Rochefort, La Rochelle and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were established. La Rochelle replaced Saintes as prefecture in 1810. The arrondissements of Marennes and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was restored in 1943.Historique de la Charente-Maritime
The borders of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime were modified in January 2017: two communes from the arrondissement of Rochefort to the arrondissement of La Rochelle one commune from the arrondissement of La Rochelle to the arrondissement of Rochefort 17 communes from the arrondissement of Saintes to the arrondissement of Jonzac one commune from the arrondissement of Saintes to the arrondissement of Rochefort three communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély to the arrondissement of Rochefort
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