Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

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Map of arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department.

The 7 arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department are: [1]

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  1. Arrondissement of Arras, (prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department: Arras) with 357 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 249,961 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Béthune, (subprefecture: Béthune) with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,114 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, (subprefecture: Boulogne-sur-Mer) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,817 in 2021.
  4. Arrondissement of Calais, (subprefecture: Calais) with 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,091 in 2021.
  5. Arrondissement of Lens, (subprefecture: Lens) with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 369,427 in 2021.
  6. Arrondissement of Montreuil, (subprefecture: Montreuil) with 164 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 110,907 in 2021.
  7. Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, (subprefecture: Saint-Omer) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,124 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Arras, Béthune, Boulogne, Montreuil and Saint-Omer were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Pol was created in 1801, and disbanded in 1926. [2] In 1962 the arrondissement of Calais was created from part of the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and the arrondissement of Lens from part of the arrondissement of Béthune. [2] [3] In January 2007 the arrondissement of Arras lost the canton of Le Parcq to the arrondissement of Montreuil, and the two cantons of Avion and Rouvroy to the arrondissement of Lens. [2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais were modified in January 2017: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2021: 62 Pas-de-Calais" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Historique du Pas-de-Calais
  3. ↑ Décret n°62-6 du 10 janvier 1962
  4. ↑ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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