Arrondissements of the Gard department
The 3 arrondissements of the Gard department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Alès, (subprefecture: Alès) with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,139 in 2013.
- Arrondissement of Nîmes, (prefecture of the Gard department: Nîmes) with 180 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 554,624 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Le Vigan, (subprefecture: Le Vigan) with 74 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 39,243 in 2016.
History[edit]
In 1800 the arrondissements of Nîmes, Alès, Uzès and Le Vigan were established. The arrondissement of Uzès was disbanded in 1926.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Gard were modified in January 2017:[4]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Nîmes
- six communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Le Vigan
- four communes from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Alès
- one commune from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Nîmes
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement du Vigan (303)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Historique du Gard
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 36–40. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
