Arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department

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Map of arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department are: [1]

  1. Arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis, (subprefecture: Châteaubriant) with 76 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 222,436 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Nantes, (prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department: Nantes) with 76 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 830,509 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, (subprefecture: Saint-Nazaire) with 55 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 327,907 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Nantes, Ancenis, Châteaubriant, Paimbœuf and Savenay were established. In 1868 Saint-Nazaire replaced Savenay as subprefecture. The arrondissements of Ancenis and Paimbœuf were disbanded in 1926, and Ancenis was restored in 1943. [3] The arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis was created in January 2017 from the former arrondissements of Châteaubriant and Ancenis and 4 communes from the arrondissement of Nantes. [4]

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "Arrondissement de Châteaubriant-Ancenis (445)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. Historique de la Loire-Atlantique
  4. Décret n° 2016-1959 du 29 décembre 2016 portant suppression des arrondissements de Châteaubriant et d'Ancenis et création de l'arrondissement de Châteaubriant-Ancenis (département de la Loire-Atlantique)