Arrondissements of the Vienne department
The 3 arrondissements of the Vienne department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Châtellerault, (subprefecture: Châtellerault) with 92 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 109,345 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Montmorillon, (subprefecture: Montmorillon) with 91 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 67,025 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Poitiers, (prefecture of the Vienne department: Poitiers) with 83 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 259,699 in 2016.
History[edit]
In 1800 the arrondissements of Poitiers, Châtellerault, Civray, Loudun and Montmorillon were established. The arrondissement of Civray and Loudun were disbanded in 1926.[4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Vienne were modified in January 2017:[5]
- four communes from the arrondissement of Châtellerault to the arrondissement of Poitiers
- one commune from the arrondissement of Montmorillon to the arrondissement of Châtellerault
- two communes from the arrondissement of Montmorillon to the arrondissement of Poitiers
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Montmorillon (862)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Poitiers (863)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Historique de la Vienne
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 142–147. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
