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Arrondissement of Arcachon

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Arrondissement in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Arcachon
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-AquitaineLocation within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°39′17″N 1°09′00″W / 44.65472°N 1.15000°W / 44.65472; -1.15000
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
No. of communes17
SubprefectureArcachon
Area1,469.8 km (567.5 sq mi)
Population165,013
 • Density112/km (290/sq mi)
INSEE code336

The arrondissement of Arcachon is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 17 communes. Its population is 162,720 (2021), and its area is 1,469.8 km (567.5 sq mi).

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Arcachon, and their INSEE codes, are:

  1. Andernos-les-Bains (33005)
  2. Arcachon (33009)
  3. Arès (33011)
  4. Audenge (33019)
  5. Le Barp (33029)
  6. Belin-Béliet (33042)
  7. Biganos (33051)
  8. Gujan-Mestras (33199)
  9. Lanton (33229)
  10. Lège-Cap-Ferret (33236)
  11. Lugos (33260)
  12. Marcheprime (33555)
  13. Mios (33284)
  14. Saint-Magne (33436)
  15. Salles (33498)
  16. Le Teich (33527)
  17. La Teste-de-Buch (33529)

History

The arrondissement of Arcachon was created in January 2007 from the four cantons of Arcachon, Audenge, Belin-Béliet and La Teste-de-Buch, that were previously part of the arrondissement of Bordeaux.

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 Arcachon were, as of January 2015:

  1. Arcachon
  2. Audenge
  3. Belin-Béliet
  4. La Teste-de-Buch

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement d'Arcachon (336)". INSEE. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. Décret n° 2006-1538 du 6 décembre 2006 portant création de l'arrondissement d'Arcachon (Gironde)
  5. Historique de la Gironde
  6. "Populations légales 2012: 33 Gironde" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
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