Arrondissement of Blaye

The Blaye district is an administrative district in the Gironde department in the French region of Aquitaine.

History

On 4 March 1790, founded with the establishment of the department of Gironde, a " district Blaye ", being the present arrondissement in many parts. On February 17, 1800 from the district was established. In the course of administrative reform of the canton of Saint -André -de- Cubzac joined on 1 May 2006 by the arrondissement Arrondissement Bordeaux to Blaye.

See also: History Gironde.

Geography

The district is bordered on the north and northeast of the district Jonzac in the department of Charente- Maritime ( Poitou -Charentes ), in the southeast of the arrondissement Libourne, in the south and south-west by the district of Bordeaux and on the northwest by the district Lesparre -Médoc on the opposite side of the estuary of the Gironde.

Management

The district is subdivided into five cantons:

  • Blaye
  • Bourg
  • Saint -André -de- Cubzac (since 2006)
  • Saint- Ciers -sur -Gironde
  • Saint- Savin

See also: List of cantons in the department of Gironde

Communities

The largest community is the arrondissement (population in 2006):

  • Saint -André -de- Cubzac ( 8306 )

Agen | Arcachon | Bayonne | Bergerac | Blaye Bordeaux | Dax | Langon | Lesparre -Médoc | Libourne | Marmande | Mont -de- Marsan | Nerac | Nontron | Oloron -Sainte -Marie | Pau | Périgueux | Sarlat- la -Caneda | Villeneuve -sur -Lot

  • Arrondissement in Aquitaine
  • Gironde
Cantons of France Arrondissement of Jonzac Charente-Maritime Poitou-Charentes Arrondissement of Libourne Arrondissement of Bordeaux Arrondissement of Agen Arrondissement of Arcachon Arrondissement of Bayonne Arrondissement of Bergerac Arrondissement of Dax Arrondissement of Langon Arrondissement of Marmande Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan Arrondissement of Nontron Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie Arrondissement of Pau Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
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