Arrondissements of the Manche department

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Map of arrondissements of the Manche department.

The 4 arrondissements of the Manche department are: [1]

  1. Arrondissement of Avranches, (subprefecture: Avranches) with 134 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 123,523 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Cherbourg, (subprefecture: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) with 144 communes. [3] The population of the arrondissement was 190,262 in 2013.
  3. Arrondissement of Coutances, (subprefecture: Coutances) with 81 communes. [4] The population of the arrondissement was 84,327 in 2013.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Lô, (prefecture of the Manche department: Saint-Lô) with 87 communes. [5] The population of the arrondissement was 101,807 in 2013.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Saint-Lô, Avranches, Coutances, Mortain and Valognes were established. The arrondissement of Cherbourg was created in 1811. The arrondissements of Mortain and Valognes were disbanded in 1926. [6]

The borders of the arrondissements of Manche were modified in January 2017: [7]

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  5. Arrondissement of Lens, with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 367,839 in 2016.
  6. Arrondissement of Montreuil, with 164 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,118 in 2016.
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  1. Arrondissement of Jonzac, with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,989 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Rochefort, with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 189,875 in 2013.
  3. Arrondissement of La Rochelle, with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 215,707 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Saintes, with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,057 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 52,563 in 2016.
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  1. Arrondissement of Dinan, with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,698 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Guingamp, with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 125,567 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Lannion, with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 99,903 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc, with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 270,785 in 2016.
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The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Garonne department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Muret, with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 220,791 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens, with 235 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 77,444 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Toulouse, with 225 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,049,948 in 2013.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department are:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Isère department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Isère department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Grenoble, with 263 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 738,149 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, with 136 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 302,380 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Vienne, with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 212,383 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Jura department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Jura department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Dole, with 190 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 83,474 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier, with 249 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 125,876 in 2013.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, with 55 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 51,152 in 2013.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Blois, with 93 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 150,805 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay, with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,145 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Vendôme, with 100 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 69,819 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Loire department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Loire department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Montbrison, with 135 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,551 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Roanne, with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,160 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, with 75 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 423,286 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis, with 76 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 222,436 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Nantes, with 76 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 830,509 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, with 55 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 327,907 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Vosges department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Vosges department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Épinal, with 236 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,222 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, with 175 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 53,669 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 111,750 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cherbourg-en-Cotentin</span> Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a port city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016. The commune takes its name from Cherbourg, the main town of the commune, and the Cotentin Peninsula. Cherbourg is an important commercial, ferry and military port on the English Channel. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a Maritime prefecture and sub-prefecture of Manche. Due to its union, it is the most populous commune in its department with 79,144 inhabitants as of 2018, making it the first city of the department before the Saint-Lô prefecture and the second in the region after Caen. Its urban unit is composed of three communes, and has 81,963 inhabitants (2018). Its larger functional area has 152,630 inhabitants (2018).

References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Arrondissement d'Avranches (501)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Arrondissement de Cherbourg (502)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Arrondissement de Coutances (503)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. ↑ "Arrondissement de Saint-Lô (504)". INSEE . Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  6. ↑ Historique de la Manche
  7. ↑ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–40. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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