Arrondissements of the Doubs department

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Map of arrondissements of the Doubs department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Besançon, (prefecture of the Doubs department: Besançon) with 256 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 249,211 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Montbéliard, (subprefecture: Montbéliard) with 168 communes. [3] The population of the arrondissement was 176,425 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Pontarlier, (subprefecture: Pontarlier) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,913 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Besançon, Baume-les-Dames, Pontarlier and Saint-Hippolyte were established. In 1816 Montbéliard replaced Saint-Hippolyte as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Baume-les-Dames was disbanded in 1926. [4] The arrondissement of Pontarlier was expanded in January 2009 with the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp from the arrondissement of Besançon, and the canton of Le Russey from the arrondissement of Montbéliard. [4]

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Arrondissements of the Gironde department

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  4. Arrondissement of Langon, with 196 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 132,346 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc, with 49 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 89,098 in 2016.
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  1. Arrondissement of Dole, with 190 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 83,474 in 2013.
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  1. Arrondissement of Fort-de-France, with 4 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,449 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Marin, with 12 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 117,168 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, with 8 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 22,926 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of La Trinité, with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 78,937 in 2016.
Arrondissements of the Réunion department

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  1. Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, with 6 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 126,777 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, with 3 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,304 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, with 5 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 214,073 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,770 in 2016.
Arrondissements of the Sarthe department

The 3 arrondissements of the Sarthe department are:

  1. Arrondissement of La Flèche, with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,008 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Mamers, with 191 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 150,238 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Montbéliard Arrondissement in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Arrondissement of Pontarlier Arrondissement in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 149 communes. Its population is 112,913 (2016), and its area is 2,050.5 km2 (791.7 sq mi).

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The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Doubs department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

Arrondissements of the Eure department

The 3 arrondissements of the Eure department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Les Andelys, with 185 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 235,732 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Bernay, with 297 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 227,054 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Évreux, with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 140,039 in 2016.
Doubss 3rd constituency

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References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Arrondissement de Besançon (251)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Arrondissement de Montbéliard (252)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. 1 2 Historique du Doubs
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