Arrondissement
An arrondissement (UK: /æˈrɒndiːsmɒ̃, ˌærɒnˈdiːsmɒ̃/,[1][2] US: /æˌrɒndiːsˈmɒ̃, -ˌroʊn-, əˈrɒndɪsmənt/,[2][3] French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ) is any of various administrative divisions of France,[3] Belgium,[4] Haiti,[5] certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements,[6] which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.
Municipal arrondissement
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Belgium
In Belgium, there are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas.
- The 43 administrative arrondissements[4] are an administrative level between the municipalities and the provinces.
- Belgium has 12 judicial arrondissements.
- For the elections of the Parliament of Wallonia, 13 electoral arrondissements (or grouped arrondissements) are used as electoral districts.
- Until 2002, the electoral districts for the Chamber of Representatives were electoral arrondissements; at present these are provincial constituencies and one for Brussels-Capital. The electoral districts Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde and Leuven still existed until 2012.
- Electoral arrondissements were also used for the Flemish Parliament elections, until 2004 when they were changed to provincial electoral districts.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands an arrondissement is a judicial jurisdiction.
Switzerland
Subdivisions of the canton of Bern include districts since 2010, which are called arrondissements administratifs in French.
Post-Soviet states
In some
Francophone Africa
Most nations in Africa that have been colonized by France have retained the arrondissement administrative structure. These are normally subunits of a department and may either contain or be coequal with communes (towns). In
- Each of Senegal's departments is subdivided into arrondissements. Dakar is further subdivided into arrondissements; see Arrondissements of Senegal.
- Between 1962 and 2002, each of Arrondissements of Niger: Since 2002, they have been renamed Departments (with the former Departments renamed Regions).
- Each of Mali's cercles is subdivided into arrondissements; see Cercles of Mali for maps of arrondissements by cercle.
- Each of Benin's departments is subdivided into communes, which are in turn subdivided into arrondissements: they sit above villages in Benin's structure; see Communes of Benin for maps of communes by Department.
- Each of Cameroon's departments is subdivided into arrondissements: they sit above subdistricts and communes in Cameroon's structure; see Departments of Cameroon for maps of arrondissements by Department.
- Since 2002, Chad retains arrondissements only in the city of N'Djamena, which is divided into 10 municipal arrondissements.
- Djibouti retains arrondissements only in the city of Djibouti City, which is divided into six arrondissements.
- Morocco's cercles are subdivided into communes rurales, municipalities, communes urbaines, and arrondissements, depending on the classification of the community.
- The Administrative divisions of the Republic of the Congo.
North America
Haiti
As of 2015, Haiti's ten departments are sub-divided into 42 arrondissements.[5]
Quebec
In the Canadian province of Quebec, eight cities are divided into arrondissements, known as boroughs in English. In Quebec, boroughs are provincially organized and recognized sub-municipal entities that have mayors and councilors.
References
- ^ "arrondissement". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b "arrondissement". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Belgium Arrondissements (as of 2010)". Statoids.
- ^ a b "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Circonscriptions administratives au 1er janvier 2015 : comparaisons régionales" [Administrative constituencies of 1 January 2015: regional comparisons] (in French). INSEE. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links
The dictionary definition of arrondissement at Wiktionary