Arrondissement of Céret
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| name=Céret
| INSEE=661
| nbcomm=64
| prefecture=n
| seat=Céret
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| area=1214.1
| image_map=Locator map of Arrondissement Céret 2019.png
| map_caption=Location within the region Occitanie
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The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 134,629 (2021), and its area is {{convert|1214.1|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=ARR-661+ARR-662+ARR-663|title=Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024|access-date=11 December 2024|publisher=INSEE}}
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Céret, and their INSEE codes, are:{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/arrondissement/661-ceret|title=Arrondissement de Céret (661)|access-date=11 December 2024|publisher=INSEE}}
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- L'Albère (66001)
- Alénya (66002)
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (66003)
- Argelès-sur-Mer (66008)
- Arles-sur-Tech (66009)
- Bages (66011)
- Banyuls-dels-Aspres (66015)
- Banyuls-sur-Mer (66016)
- La Bastide (66018)
- Le Boulou (66024)
- Brouilla (66026)
- Caixas (66029)
- Calmeilles (66032)
- Camélas (66033)
- Castelnou (66044)
- Cerbère (66048)
- Céret (66049)
- Les Cluses (66063)
- Collioure (66053)
- Corneilla-del-Vercol (66059)
- Corsavy (66060)
- Coustouges (66061)
- Elne (66065)
- Fourques (66084)
- Lamanère (66091)
- Laroque-des-Albères (66093)
- Latour-Bas-Elne (66094)
- Llauro (66099)
- Maureillas-las-Illas (66106)
- Montauriol (66112)
- Montbolo (66113)
- Montescot (66114)
- Montesquieu-des-Albères (66115)
- Montferrer (66116)
- Oms (66126)
- Ortaffa (66129)
- Palau-del-Vidre (66133)
- Passa (66134)
- Le Perthus (66137)
- Port-Vendres (66148)
- Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (66150)
- Reynès (66160)
- Saint-André (66168)
- Saint-Cyprien (66171)
- Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie (66170)
- Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (66175)
- Saint-Jean-Lasseille (66177)
- Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts (66178)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans (66179)
- Saint-Marsal (66183)
- Serralongue (66194)
- Sorède (66196)
- Taillet (66199)
- Taulis (66203)
- Le Tech (66206)
- Terrats (66207)
- Théza (66208)
- Thuir (66210)
- Tordères (66211)
- Tresserre (66214)
- Trouillas (66217)
- Villelongue-dels-Monts (66225)
- Villemolaque (66226)
- Vivès (66233)
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History
The arrondissement of Céret was created in 1800.[http://splaf.free.fr/66his.html Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales] In January 2017, it gained 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan.{{cite web|url=http://pyrenees-orientales.gouv.fr/content/download/18652/146677/file/Arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9fectoral%20du%2029%20d%C3%A9cembre%202016%20fixant%20la%20liste%20des%20communes.pdf|title=Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016|accessdate=2019-10-25|archive-date=2019-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727231747/http://www.pyrenees-orientales.gouv.fr/content/download/18652/146677/file/Arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9fectoral%20du%2029%20d%C3%A9cembre%202016%20fixant%20la%20liste%20des%20communes.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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:[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep66.pdf Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales], INSEE
References
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