The Arrondissement of Blaye is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 62 communes. Its population is 94,930 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Blaye are:
Anglade Bayon-sur-Gironde Berson Blaye Bourg Braud-et-Saint-Louis Campugnan Cars Cartelègue Cavignac Cézac Civrac-de-Blaye Comps Cubnezais Cubzac-les-Ponts Donnezac Étauliers Eyrans Fours Gauriac Gauriaguet Générac Lansac Laruscade Marcenais Marsas Mazion Mombrier Peujard Plassac Pleine-Selve Prignac-et-Marcamps Pugnac Reignac Saint-André-de-Cubzac Saint-Androny Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Saint-Genès-de-Blaye Saint-Gervais Saint-Girons-d'Aiguevives Saint-Laurent-d'Arce Saint-Mariens Saint-Martin-Lacaussade Saint-Palais Saint-Paul Saint-Savin Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac Saint-Trojan Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Samonac Saugon Tauriac Teuillac Val-de-Livenne Val-de-Virvée Villeneuve Virsac
History
The arrondissement of Blaye was created in 1800.Historique de la Gironde At the May 2006 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Gironde, it gained the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac from the arrondissement of Bordeaux.
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 Blaye were, as of January 2015: Blaye Bourg Saint-André-de-Cubzac Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Saint-Savin
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