The 5 arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Jonzac, (subprefecture: Jonzac) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,989 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Rochefort, (subprefecture: Rochefort) with 78 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 189,875 in 2013.
- Arrondissement of La Rochelle, (prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department: La Rochelle) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 215,707 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saintes, (subprefecture: Saintes) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,057 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, (subprefecture: Saint-Jean-d'Angély) with 110 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 52,563 in 2016.