Arrondissement of Arcachon facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Arcachon
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Location of Arcachon in Gironde
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Communes | 17 |
| Subprefecture | Arcachon |
| INSEE code | 336 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,469.9 km2 (567.5 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 146,160 |
| • Density | 99.435/km2 (257.536/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Arcachon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gironde département. Its capital is the city of Arcachon.
History
The arrondissement of Arcachon was created on 6 December 2006, to begin on 1 January 2007, with four cantons taken from the arrondissement of Bordeaux.
Geography
The arrondissement of Arcachon is in southwestern Gironde, with an area of 1,469.9 km2 (568 sq mi). It has 146,160 inhabitants and a population density of 99.4 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Bordeaux, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Langon, to the south by the Landes department and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Biscay).
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Arcachon, there is only one canton where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Les Landes des Graves. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Arrondissements | Total | |||||
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| Blaye | Bordeaux | Langon | Lesparre-Médoc | Libourne | Arcachon | |||
| 3301 | Andernos-les-Bains | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 3314 | Gujan-Mestras | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 3315 | Les Landes des Graves | 20 | 5 | 25 | ||||
| 3332 | La Teste-de-Buch | 2 | 2 | |||||
Communes
The arrondissement of Arcachon has 17 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Andernos-les-Bains (33005)
- Arcachon (33009)
- Arès (33011)
- Audenge (33019)
- Le Barp (33029)
- Belin-Béliet (33042)
- Biganos (33051)
- Gujan-Mestras (33199)
- Lanton (33229)
- Lège-Cap-Ferret (33236)
- Lugos (33260)
- Marcheprime (33555)
- Mios (33284)
- Saint-Magne (33436)
- Salles (33498)
- Le Teich (33527)
- La Teste-de-Buch (33529)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 33529 | La Teste-de-Buch | 25,990 | La Teste-de-Buch | Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique |
| 33199 | Gujan-Mestras | 20,575 | Gujan-Mestras | Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique |
| 33005 | Andernos-les-Bains | 11,712 | Andernos-les-Bains | Le Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
| 33009 | Arcachon | 10,370 | La Teste-de-Buch | Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique |
| 33051 | Biganos | 10,017 | Andernos-les-Bains | Le Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
| 33284 | Mios | 8,659 | Gujan-Mestras | Le Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
| 33236 | Lège-Cap-Ferret | 8,087 | Andernos-les-Bains | Le Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
| 33527 | Le Teich | 7,418 | Gujan-Mestras | Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique |
| 33019 | Audenge | 7,177 | Andernos-les-Bains | Le Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Arcachón para niños
