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Arrondissements of the Gers department

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Map of arrondissements of the Gers department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Gers department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Auch, (prefecture of the Gers department: Auch) with 134 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 81,242 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Condom, (subprefecture: Condom) with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,137 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Mirande, (subprefecture: Mirande) with 165 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 42,285 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Auch, Condom, Lectoure, Lombez and Mirande were established. The arrondissements of Lectoure and Lombez were disbanded in 1926.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Gers were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • 13 communes from the arrondissement of Auch to the arrondissement of Condom
  • 21 communes from the arrondissement of Auch to the arrondissement of Mirande
  • nine communes from the arrondissement of Condom to the arrondissement of Auch
  • five communes from the arrondissement of Mirande to the arrondissement of Auch

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Mirande (323)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ Historique du Gers
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 50–60. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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