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Arrondissement of Châteaubriant

The arrondissement of Châteaubriant is a former arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. In January 2017 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis.[1] It had 53 communes, and its population was 126,603 (2012).[2]

Châteaubriant
Former arrondissement
Location within the department Loire-Atlantique
Location within the department Loire-Atlantique
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
No. of communes53
Disbanded2017
SubprefectureChâteaubriant
Area
2,148 km2 (829 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
126,603
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant, and their INSEE codes, were:[2]

1. Abbaretz (44001) 2. Avessac (44007) 3. Blain (44015) 4. Bouvron (44023)
5. Casson (44027) 6. Châteaubriant (44036) 7. Conquereuil (44044) 8. Derval (44051)
9. Erbray (44054) 10. Fay-de-Bretagne (44056) 11. Fercé (44058) 12. Fégréac (44057)
13. Grand-Auverné (44065) 14. Guémené-Penfao (44067) 15. Héric (44073) 16. Issé (44075)
17. Jans (44076) 18. Juigné-des-Moutiers (44078) 19. La Chapelle-Glain (44031) 20. La Chevallerais (44221)
21. La Grigonnais (44224) 22. La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne (44095) 23. Le Gâvre (44062) 24. Les Touches (44205)
25. Louisfert (44085) 26. Lusanger (44086) 27. Marsac-sur-Don (44091) 28. Massérac (44092)
29. Moisdon-la-Rivière (44099) 30. Mouais (44105) 31. Nort-sur-Erdre (44110) 32. Notre-Dame-des-Landes (44111)
33. Noyal-sur-Brutz (44112) 34. Nozay (44113) 35. Petit-Auverné (44121) 36. Petit-Mars (44122)
37. Pierric (44123) 38. Plessé (44128) 39. Puceul (44138) 40. Rougé (44146)
41. Ruffigné (44148) 42. Saffré (44149) 43. Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux (44153) 44. Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes (44170)
45. Saint-Mars-du-Désert (44179) 46. Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon (44185) 47. Saint-Vincent-des-Landes (44193) 48. Sion-les-Mines (44197)
49. Soudan (44199) 50. Soulvache (44200) 51. Treffieux (44208) 52. Vay (44214)
53. Villepot (44218)

History

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The arrondissement of Châteaubriant was created in 1800.[3] It was disbanded in 2017.[1] 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 Châteaubriant were, as of January 2015:[2]

  1. Blain
  2. Châteaubriant
  3. Derval
  4. Guémené-Penfao
  5. Moisdon-la-Rivière
  6. Nort-sur-Erdre
  7. Nozay
  8. Rougé
  9. Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes
  10. Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon

References

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  1. ^ a b Décret n° 2016-1959 du 29 décembre 2016 portant suppression des arrondissements de Châteaubriant et d'Ancenis et création de l'arrondissement de Châteaubriant-Ancenis (département de la Loire-Atlantique)
  2. ^ a b c "Populations légales 2012: 44 Loire-Atlantique" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ Historique de la Loire-Atlantique

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