The Arrondissement of Blaye is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 62 communes. Its population is 94,930 (2021), and its area is 782.4 km2 (302.1 sq mi).
Contents
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Blaye are:
History
The arrondissement of Blaye was created in 1800. At the May 2006 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Gironde, it gained the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac from 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 Blaye were, as of January 2015:
Blaye
Bourg
Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde
Saint-Savin