List of subprefectures of France

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The subprefectures of France are the chefs-lieux of arrondissements other than those administered by a prefecture. There are 233 subprefectures out of a total of 332 arrondissements.

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The list below shows the sub-prefectures by department.

List of subprefectures

Castellane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), with 1,541 inhabitants, is the least populated subprefecture in France. Castellane 9.jpg
Castellane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), with 1,541 inhabitants, is the least populated subprefecture in France.
Reims (Marne), with 183,042 inhabitants, is the most populated subprefecture in France. Reims Cathedrale Notre Dame 001.JPG
Reims (Marne), with 183,042 inhabitants, is the most populated subprefecture in France.
Abbeville (Somme), with 23,559 inhabitants, is the closest to the average population of French subprefectures(23,455 inhabitants). Abbeville Beffroi 2005-09-29.jpg
Abbeville (Somme), with 23,559 inhabitants, is the closest to the average population of French subprefectures(23,455 inhabitants).
With 2,132 inhabitants, Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais) is only the 145th largest of communes in the department, which constitutes the record for a subprefecture in France. Vue depuis les remparts de Montreuil-sur-Mer.jpg
With 2,132 inhabitants, Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais) is only the 145th largest of communes in the department, which constitutes the record for a subprefecture in France.
INSEE
No.
DepartmentSubprefecturePopulation
(2014) [1]
Rank [nb 1]
01 Ain Belley 8,98310
Gex 11,1415
Nantua 3,53433
02 Aisne Château-Thierry 14,5464
Saint-Quentin 55,8781
Soissons 28,2902
Vervins 2,50124
03 Allier Montluçon 37,2891
Vichy 25,2792
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Barcelonnette 2,69814
Castellane 1,54120
Forcalquier 4,9106
05 Hautes-Alpes Briançon 12,3922
06 Alpes-Maritimes Grasse 50,4094
07 Ardèche Largentière 1,73443
Tournon-sur-Rhône 10,5584
08 Ardennes Rethel 7,7783
Sedan 17,8292
Vouziers [nb 2] 4,4378
09 Ariège Pamiers 15,5181
Saint-Girons 6,2843
10 Aube Bar-sur-Aube 5,0148
Nogent-sur-Seine 5,9557
11 Aude Limoux 10,2755
Narbonne 52,8551
12 Aveyron Millau 22,0642
Villefranche-de-Rouergue 11,8224
13 Bouches-du-Rhône Aix-en-Provence 142,1492
Arles 52,6973
Istres 43,4637
14 Calvados Bayeux 13,9175
Lisieux 20,8813
Vire-Normandie 17,8394
15 Cantal Mauriac 3,6825
Saint-Flour 6,6432
16 Charente Cognac 18,7172
Confolens 2,72822
17 Charente-Maritime Jonzac 3,44733
Rochefort 24,3003
Saintes 25,1492
Saint-Jean-d'Angély 7,12310
18 Cher Saint-Amand-Montrond 10,1613
Vierzon 27,0502
19 Corrèze Brive-la-Gaillarde 46,9611
Ussel 9,7723
2A Corse-du-Sud Sartène 3,3635
2B Haute-Corse Calvi 5,3306
Corte 7,3554
21 Côte-d'Or Beaune 21,5792
Montbard 5,35014
22 Côtes-d'Armor Dinan 10,9196
Guingamp 7,00312
Lannion 19,8692
23 Creuse Aubusson 3,5913
24 Dordogne Bergerac 27,7642
Nontron 3,15114
Sarlat-la-Canéda 9,1274
25 Doubs Montbéliard 25,5212
Pontarlier 17,4133
26 Drôme Die 4,51620
Nyons 6,64112
27 Eure Bernay 10,4356
Les Andelys 8,1868
28 Eure-et-Loir Châteaudun 13,2644
Dreux 31,1912
Nogent-le-Rotrou 10,1307
29 Finistère Brest 139,3841
Châteaulin 5,17335
Morlaix 14,8375
30 Gard Alès 39,9932
Le Vigan 3,93340
31 Haute-Garonne Muret 24,9754
Saint-Gaudens 11,25514
32 Gers Condom 6,8353
Mirande 3,5277
33 Gironde Arcachon 10,37024
Blaye 4,76954
Langon 7,39636
Lesparre-Médoc 5,60447
Libourne 24,59510
34 Hérault Béziers 75,7012
Lodève 7,38122
35 Ille-et-Vilaine Fougères 20,1893
Redon 8,92113
Saint-Malo 45,9802
36 Indre Issoudun 12,2702
La Châtre 4,2788
Le Blanc 6,6024
37 Indre-et-Loire Chinon 8,07311
Loches 6,32114
38 Isère La Tour-du-Pin 7,93423
Vienne 29,0964
39 Jura Dole 23,3121
Saint-Claude 10,0963
40 Landes Dax 20,4852
41 Loir-et-Cher Romorantin-Lanthenay 17,4592
Vendôme 16,8793
42 Loire Montbrison 15,6895
Roanne 35,2002
43 Haute-Loire Brioude 6,7004
Yssingeaux 7,1053
44 Loire-Atlantique [nb 3] Châteaubriant 11,89517
Saint-Nazaire 69,3502
45 Loiret Montargis 13,9978
Pithiviers 9,05412
46 Lot Figeac 9,8202
Gourdon 4,2973
47 Lot-et-Garonne Marmande 17,7483
Nérac 7,0856
Villeneuve-sur-Lot 23,2632
48 Lozère Florac-Trois-Rivières 2,1077
49 Maine-et-Loire Cholet 53,8532
Saumur 27,3013
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu [nb 2] 17,5808
50 Manche Avranches 7,8135
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 80,9591
Coutances 8,7894
51 Marne [nb 4] Épernay 23,1763
Reims 183,0421
Vitry-le-François 13,1444
52 Haute-Marne Langres 7,8503
Saint-Dizier 25,5051
53 Mayenne Château-Gontier 11,5283
Mayenne 13,1392
54 Meurthe-et-Moselle Lunéville 19,3253
Toul 15,9664
Val de Briey [nb 2] 8,21017
55 Meuse Commercy 5,9143
Verdun 18,3931
56 Morbihan Lorient 57,6621
Pontivy 13,9656
57 Moselle [nb 5] Forbach 21,7403
Sarrebourg 12,36314
Sarreguemines 21,4575
Thionville 41,0832
58 Nièvre Château-Chinon (Ville) 2,08416
Clamecy 3,8897
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 10,5532
59 Nord Avesnes-sur-Helpe 4,662116
Cambrai 32,89710
Douai 40,7368
Dunkirk 89,1604
Valenciennes 43,7876
60 Oise Clermont 10,50212
Compiègne 40,7322
Senlis 15,2925
61 Orne Argentan 13,9683
Mortagne-au-Perche 3,99410
62 Pas-de-Calais Béthune 25,4137
Boulogne-sur-Mer 42,4762
Calais 76,4021
Lens 31,3985
Montreuil 2,132145
Saint-Omer 14,16412
63 Puy-de-Dôme Ambert 6,79414
Issoire 14,5785
Riom 18,7493
Thiers 11,5886
64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Bayonne 48,1782
Oloron-Sainte-Marie 10,8249
65 Hautes-Pyrénées Argelès-Gazost 3,02013
Bagnères-de-Bigorre 7,6024
66 Pyrénées-Orientales Céret 7,66311
Prades 5,92716
67 Bas-Rhin [nb 6] Haguenau 34,7612
Molsheim 9,26315
Saverne 11,43310
Sélestat 19,5465
68 Haut-Rhin [nb 7] Altkirch 5,73820
Mulhouse 111,1671
Thann 7,91513
69 Rhône Villefranche-sur-Saône 36,5598
70 Haute-Saône Lure 8,3243
71 Saône-et-Loire Autun 13,9555
Chalon-sur-Saône 44,9851
Charolles 2,75730
Louhans 6,34913
72 Sarthe La Flèche 15,0252
Mamers 5,3338
73 Savoie Albertville 18,9503
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 7,8896
74 Haute-Savoie Bonneville 12,57511
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois 13,25310
Thonon-les-Bains 34,9732
75 Paris no subprefecture
76 Seine-Maritime Dieppe 30,0863
Le Havre 172,8071
77 Seine-et-Marne Fontainebleau 14,63722
Meaux 53,5262
Provins 11,73630
Torcy 23,6099
78 Yvelines Mantes-la-Jolie 44,9853
Rambouillet 25,75516
Saint-Germain-en-Laye 39,5404
79 Deux-Sèvres Bressuire 19,3002
Parthenay 10,3673
80 Somme Abbeville 23,5592
Montdidier 6,1957
Péronne 7,6764
81 Tarn Castres 41,3822
82 Tarn-et-Garonne Castelsarrasin 13,7652
83 Var Brignoles 16,69011
Draguignan 40,0545
84 Vaucluse Apt 11,88511
Carpentras 28,4473
85 Vendée Fontenay-le-Comte 13,6097
Les Sables-d'Olonne 14,3765
86 Vienne Châtellerault 31,7222
Montmorillon 6,1557
87 Haute-Vienne Bellac 4,11715
Rochechouart 3,79816
88 Vosges Neufchâteau 6,5777
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 20,3152
89 Yonne Avallon 7,0254
Sens 25,5072
90 Territoire de Belfort no subprefecture
91 Essonne Étampes 24,50316
Palaiseau 32,4616
92 Hauts-de-Seine Antony 61,60310
Boulogne-Billancourt 116,9271
93 Seine-Saint-Denis Le Raincy 14,40034
Saint-Denis 110,7331
94 Val-de-Marne L'Haÿ-les-Roses 30,77216
Nogent-sur-Marne 31,29214
95 Val-d'Oise Argenteuil 108,8651
Pontoise 29,7667
Sarcelles 56,8283
971 Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre 16,26110
972 Martinique La Trinité 12,9739
Le Marin 8,88316
Saint-Pierre 4,22923
973 Guyane Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 44,1692
974 Réunion Saint-Benoît 37,7387
Saint-Paul 104,6342
Saint-Pierre 81,5833
976 Mayotte no subprefecture

See also

Notes

  1. Rank, by population, of the commune at the departmental level.
  2. 1 2 3 The municipal populations were established on the basis of the most recent vintage, but taking into account the new perimeter of the commune on 1 January 2017.
  3. The decree 2016-1959 of 29 December 2016 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Ancenis merged with that of Châteaubriant starting from 1 January 2017.
  4. The decree 2017-453 of 29 March 2017 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould starting from 1 April 2017.
  5. The decree 2014-1721 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Boulay-Moselle merged with that of Forbach starting from 1 January 2015, and of the arrondissement of Château-Salins merged with that of Sarrebourg starting from 1 January 2016.
  6. The decree 2014-1722 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Wissembourg merged with that of Haguenau starting from 1 January 2015.
  7. The decree 2014-1720 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissements of Guebwiller merged with that of Thann, and of Ribeauvillé merged with that of Colmar, starting from 1 January 2015.

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

The five arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg, with 141 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 240,807 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Molsheim, with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,633 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saverne, with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,095 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,463 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Strasbourg, with 33 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 491,409 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Ariège department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Ariège department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Foix, with 115 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 47,572 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Pamiers, with 90 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 64,938 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Girons, with 121 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,557 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Aude department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Aude department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Carcassonne, with 186 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 159,539 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Limoux, with 138 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 42,546 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Narbonne, with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 165,940 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Aveyron department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Aveyron department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Millau, with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 79,346 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Rodez, with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 111,180 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 88,171 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Beaune, with 222 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 111,295 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Dijon, with 224 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 361,844 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Montbard, with 252 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 60,074 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department</span>

The four arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department are:

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

The 4 arrondissements of the Dordogne department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Bergerac, with 130 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,859 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Nontron, with 94 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,758 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Périgueux, with 143 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 175,309 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, with 138 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 81,863 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Drôme department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Die, with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,063 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Nyons, with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,049 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Valence, with 102 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,921 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Gard department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Gard department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Alès, with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,139 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Nîmes, with 180 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 554,624 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Le Vigan, with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 39,243 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Guyane department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Guyane department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Cayenne, with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 177,716 in 2019.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, with 8 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 96,757 in 2019.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Georges, with 4 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 7,205 in 2019. This arrondissement was created by a government decree of October 26, 2022.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Moselle department</span>

The five arrondissements of the Moselle department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle, with 169 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 243,054 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Metz, with 139 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 344,203 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins, with 230 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 92,282 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Sarreguemines, with 83 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 99,226 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Thionville, with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 266,506 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department</span>

The four arrondissements of the Haut-Rhin department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Altkirch, with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 69,793 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé, with 98 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 211,668 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Mulhouse, with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 351,012 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller, with 81 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 130,270 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, with 87 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 38,002 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, with 170 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 48,866 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Tarbes, with 212 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 140,961 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 Lot department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Lot department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Cahors, with 98 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,865 in 2015.
  2. Arrondissement of Figeac, with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,468 in 2015.
  3. Arrondissement of Gourdon, with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 47,067 in 2015.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Céret, with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,464 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Perpignan, with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 285,077 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Prades, with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 59,828 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Rhône department</span>

The two arrondissements of the Rhône department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Lyon, with 135 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,585,411 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, with 132 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 250,492 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Dieppe, with 343 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 237,203 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Havre, with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 387,520 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Rouen, with 216 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 631,032 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department</span>

The 3 arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Argenteuil, with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 412,334 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Pontoise, with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 338,425 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Sarcelles, with 62 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 471,164 in 2016.
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissements of the Eure department</span>

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.

References

  1. "Populations légales 2014, en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2017" [Legal Populations 2014, in force since 1 January 2017]. INSEE (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2017.