Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department
The 5 arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department are:[1] In 1800 the arrondissements of Saintes, Jonzac, Marennes, Rochefort, La Rochelle and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were established.
La Rochelle replaced Saintes as prefecture in 1810.
The arrondissements of Marennes and Saint-Jean-d'Angély were disbanded in 1926.
The arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was restored in 1943.
[2] The borders of the arrondissements of Charente-Maritime were modified in January 2017:[3]
