Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire


The arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 55 communes. Its population is 327,907, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Assérac
  2. Batz-sur-Mer
  3. La Baule-Escoublac
  4. La Bernerie-en-Retz
  5. Besné
  6. Bouée
  7. Campbon
  8. La Chapelle-Launay
  9. La Chapelle-des-Marais
  10. Chaumes-en-Retz
  11. Chauvé
  12. Corsept
  13. Le Croisic
  14. Crossac
  15. Donges
  16. Drefféac
  17. Frossay
  18. Guenrouet
  19. Guérande
  20. Herbignac
  21. Lavau-sur-Loire
  22. Malville
  23. Mesquer
  24. Missillac
  25. Montoir-de-Bretagne
  26. Les Moutiers-en-Retz
  27. Paimbœuf
  28. Piriac-sur-Mer
  29. La Plaine-sur-Mer
  30. Pontchâteau
  31. Pornic
  32. Pornichet
  33. Le Pouliguen
  34. Préfailles
  35. Prinquiau
  36. Quilly
  37. Saint-André-des-Eaux
  38. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
  39. Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet
  40. Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
  41. Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
  42. Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons
  43. Saint-Joachim
  44. Saint-Lyphard
  45. Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
  46. Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
  47. Saint-Molf
  48. Saint-Nazaire
  49. Saint-Père-en-Retz
  50. Saint-Viaud
  51. Savenay
  52. Sévérac
  53. Trignac
  54. La Turballe
  55. Villeneuve-en-Retz

    History

The arrondissement of Savenay was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Saint-Nazaire in 1868.
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 Saint-Nazaire were, as of January 2015:
  1. La Baule-Escoublac
  2. Bourgneuf-en-Retz
  3. Le Croisic
  4. Guérande
  5. Herbignac
  6. Montoir-de-Bretagne
  7. Paimboeuf
  8. Pontchâteau
  9. Pornic
  10. Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
  11. Saint-Nazaire-Centre
  12. Saint-Nazaire-Est
  13. Saint-Nazaire-Ouest
  14. Saint-Père-en-Retz
  15. Savenay