Arrondissement of Céret

The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 64 communes.^[2] Its population is 129,464 (2016), and its area is 1,214.1 km² (468.8 sq mi).^[3]

Céret
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
No. of communes	64
Subprefecture	Céret
Area	1,214.1 km2 (468.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	134,629
• Density	111/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE code	661

History

The arrondissement of Céret was created in 1800.^[4] In January 2017, it gained 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan.^[5]

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 Céret were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Argelès-sur-Mer
2. Arles-sur-Tech
3. Céret
4. Côte Vermeille
5. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Céret, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. L'Albère (66001)
2. Alénya (66002)
3. Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (66003)
4. Argelès-sur-Mer (66008)
5. Arles-sur-Tech (66009)
6. Bages (66011)
7. Banyuls-dels-Aspres (66015)
8. Banyuls-sur-Mer (66016)
9. La Bastide (66018)
10. Le Boulou (66024)
11. Brouilla (66026)
12. Caixas (66029)
13. Calmeilles (66032)
14. Camélas (66033)
15. Castelnou (66044)
16. Cerbère (66048)
17. Céret (66049)
18. Les Cluses (66063)
19. Collioure (66053)
20. Corneilla-del-Vercol (66059)
21. Corsavy (66060)
22. Coustouges (66061)
23. Elne (66065)
24. Fourques (66084)
25. Lamanère (66091)
26. Laroque-des-Albères (66093)
27. Latour-Bas-Elne (66094)
28. Llauro (66099)
29. Maureillas-las-Illas (66106)
30. Montauriol (66112)
31. Montbolo (66113)
32. Montescot (66114)
33. Montesquieu-des-Albères (66115)
34. Montferrer (66116)
35. Oms (66126)
36. Ortaffa (66129)
37. Palau-del-Vidre (66133)
38. Passa (66134)
39. Le Perthus (66137)
40. Port-Vendres (66148)
41. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (66150)
42. Reynès (66160)
43. Saint-André (66168)
44. Saint-Cyprien (66171)
45. Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie (66170)
46. Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (66175)
47. Saint-Jean-Lasseille (66177)
48. Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (66178)
49. Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (66179)
50. Saint-Marsal (66183)
51. Serralongue (66194)
52. Sorède (66196)
53. Taillet (66199)
54. Taulis (66203)
55. Le Tech (66206)
56. Terrats (66207)
57. Théza (66208)
58. Thuir (66210)
59. Tordères (66211)
60. Tresserre (66214)
61. Trouillas (66217)
62. Villelongue-dels-Monts (66225)
63. Villemolaque (66226)
64. Vivès (66233)

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Céret (661)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
4. Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
6. Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales, INSEE

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