Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department

Map of arrondissements of the Vaucluse department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Vaucluse department are: ^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Apt, (subprefecture: Apt) with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 127,891 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Avignon, (prefecture of the Vaucluse department: Avignon) with 16 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 210,535 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Carpentras, (subprefecture: Carpentras) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 226,140 in 2021.

History

In 1800, the arrondissements of Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange were established. The arrondissement of Orange was abolished in 1926. Cavaillon replaced Apt as a subprefecture in 1926, which was reverted in 1933. ^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vaucluse were modified in January 2017: ^[3]

• one commune from the arrondissement of Apt to the arrondissement of Avignon
• two communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Apt
• 21 communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras
• two communes from the arrondissement of Carpentras to the arrondissement of Avignon

References

1. "Populations légales 2021: 84 Vaucluse" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
2. Historique de Vaucluse
3. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Retrieved 2019-10-28.