Arrondissement of Blaye
# Arrondissement of Blaye

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 90,090 (2016), and its area is 782.4 $km^2$ (302.1 sq mi).

## 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. 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
