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Charente-Maritime is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2016, it had a population of 642,191 with an area of 6,864 square kilometres.
Poitou-Charentes is a former administrative region on the south-west coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprises four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. Historical provinces are Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou.
The arrondissement of Rochefort is an arrondissement (district) in the Charente-Maritime department in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It has 78 communes. Its population is 189,875 (2016), and its area is 1,534.6 km2 (592.5 sq mi).
The arrondissement of La Rochelle is an arrondissement of France in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 58 communes. Its population is 215,707 (2016), and its area is 852.8 km2 (329.3 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Charente-Maritime department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The Canton of La Jarrie is a canton of the Charente-Maritime department, in France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton consists of the following 14 communes:
The Canton of Jonzac is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 20 to 46 communes :
Andilly is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The Canton of Marans is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 6 to 20 communes:
The Canton of Courçon is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Marans in 2015. The lowest point was the river Sèvre Niortaise, the highest point was in Benon at 56 m, the average elevation was 12 m. The least populated commune was La Laigne with 275 inhabitants and the most populated commune was Saint-Jean-de-Liversay with 1,697.
The Canton of Aytré is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. After the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 3 to 4 communes:
The Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French former administrative division located in Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 5 communes, which joined the new Canton of Île de Ré in 2015. Its chef-lieu was Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
The Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of La Rochelle. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, western France. Its population was 171,577 in 2014, of which 78,026 in La Rochelle proper.
The canton of Lagord is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lagord.
The canton of Surgères is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Surgères.
The canton of Châtelaillon-Plage is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Châtelaillon-Plage.
The Canton of Île de Ré is an administrative division on the Ré Island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
The canton of La Tremblade is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Tremblade.
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