Arrondissement of Bressuire

The arrondissement of Bressuire is an arrondissement of France in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 57 communes.[1] Its population is 271,436 (2016), and its area is 1,938.9 km2 (748.6 sq mi).[2]

Bressuire
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
No. of communes57
SubprefectureBressuire
Area
 • Total1,938.9 km2 (748.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total109,393
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE code791

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Bressuire, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. L'Absie (79001)
  2. Argentonnay (79013)
  3. Boismé (79038)
  4. Bressuire (79049)
  5. Bretignolles (79050)
  6. Brion-près-Thouet (79056)
  7. Cerizay (79062)
  8. Chanteloup (79069)
  9. La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent (79076)
  10. Chiché (79088)
  11. Cirières (79091)
  12. Clessé (79094)
  13. Combrand (79096)
  14. Coulonges-Thouarsais (79102)
  15. Courlay (79103)
  16. Faye-l'Abbesse (79116)
  17. La Forêt-sur-Sèvre (79123)
  18. Geay (79131)
  19. Genneton (79132)
  20. Glénay (79134)
  21. Largeasse (79147)
  22. Loretz-d'Argenton (79014)
  23. Louzy (79157)
  24. Luché-Thouarsais (79159)
  25. Luzay (79161)
  26. Marnes (79167)
  27. Mauléon (79079)
  28. Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre (79179)
  29. Montravers (79183)
  30. Neuvy-Bouin (79190)
  31. Nueil-les-Aubiers (79195)
  32. Pas-de-Jeu (79203)
  33. La Petite-Boissière (79207)
  34. Pierrefitte (79209)
  35. Le Pin (79210)
  36. Plaine-et-Vallées (79196)
  37. Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre (79235)
  38. Saint-André-sur-Sèvre (79236)
  39. Saint-Aubin-du-Plain (79238)
  40. Saint-Cyr-la-Lande (79244)
  41. Sainte-Gemme (79250)
  42. Sainte-Verge (79300)
  43. Saint-Généroux (79252)
  44. Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars (79258)
  45. Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (79259)
  46. Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun (79265)
  47. Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon (79274)
  48. Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay (79277)
  49. Saint-Maurice-Étusson (79280)
  50. Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine (79286)
  51. Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes (79289)
  52. Saint-Varent (79299)
  53. Thouars (79329)
  54. Tourtenay (79331)
  55. Trayes (79332)
  56. Val en Vignes (79063)
  57. Voulmentin (79242)

History

The arrondissement of Thouars was created in 1800. In 1804 Bressuire replaced Thouars as subprefecture. It was disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.[3] At the January 2018 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Deux-Sèvres, it received 16 communes from the arrondissement of Parthenay.[4]

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 Bressuire were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Argenton-les-Vallées
  2. Bressuire
  3. Cerizay
  4. Mauléon
  5. Saint-Varent
  6. Thouars-1
  7. Thouars-2

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Bressuire (791)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. Historique des Deux-Sèvres
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 7 November 2017" (PDF). pp. 231–239. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

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