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Arrondissement of Céret
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Location of Céret in Pyrénées-Orientales
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Communes | 40 |
| Subprefecture | Céret |
| INSEE code | 661 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 953.5 km2 (368.1 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 73,192 |
| • Density | 76.761/km2 (198.811/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France; it is the southermost arrondissement of Metropolitan France. It is part of the Pyrénées-Orientales département. Its capital is the city of Céret.
The arrondissement of Céret is in the southeast of the department; it is the southernmost arrondissement of France.
History
When the Pyrénées-Orientales department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Céret was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Céret is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 953.5 km2 (368.1 sq mi), but it is the second in population, after the Perpignan arrondissement, with 73,192 inhabitants and a density of 76.8 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Perpignan arrondissement, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by Spain, to the west and northwest by the Prades arrondissement.
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 Céret, there are 2 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: La Côte Vermeille and Vallespir-Albères. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Céret | Perpignan | Prades | Total |
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| 6601 | Les Aspres | 4 | 18 | 22 | |
| 6602 | Le Canigou | 16 | 25 | 41 | |
| 6605 | La Côte vermeille | 7 | 7 | ||
| 6617 | Vallespir-Albères | 13 | 13 |
Communes
The arrondissement of Céret has 40 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (66003)
- Argelès-sur-Mer (66008)
- Arles-sur-Tech (66009)
- Banyuls-dels-Aspres (66015)
- Banyuls-sur-Mer (66016)
- Calmeilles (66032)
- Cerbère (66048)
- Collioure (66053)
- Corsavy (66060)
- Coustouges (66061)
- Céret (66049)
- L'Albère (66001)
- La Bastide (66018)
- Lamanère (66091)
- Laroque-des-Albères (66093)
- Le Boulou (66024)
- Le Perthus (66137)
- Le Tech (66206)
- Les Cluses (66063)
- Maureillas-las-Illas (66106)
- Montauriol (66112)
- Montbolo (66113)
- Montesquieu-des-Albères (66115)
- Montferrer (66116)
- Oms (66126)
- Palau-del-Vidre (66133)
- Port-Vendres (66148)
- Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (66150)
- Reynès (66160)
- Saint-André (66168)
- Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (66175)
- Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (66178)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (66179)
- Saint-Marsal (66183)
- Serralongue (66194)
- Sorède (66196)
- Taillet (66199)
- Taulis (66203)
- Villelongue-dels-Monts (66225)
- Vivès (66233)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 66008 | Argelès-sur-Mer | 10,279 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66049 | Céret | 7,663 | Vallespir-Albères | Vallespir |
| 66024 | Le Boulou | 5,573 | Vallespir-Albères | Vallespir |
| 66016 | Banyuls-sur-Mer | 4,767 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66148 | Port-Vendres | 4,200 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66003 | Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,554 | Le Canigou | Haut Vallespir |
| 66168 | Saint-André | 3,309 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66133 | Palau-del-Vidre | 3,205 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66196 | Sorède | 3,153 | Vallespir-Albères | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
| 66053 | Collioure | 3,046 | La Côte vermeille | Albères et de la Côte Vermeille |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Céret para niños
