Arrondissements of France
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An arrondissement (French pronunciation: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ)[1] is a level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2019[update], the 101 French departments were divided into 332 arrondissements (including 12 overseas).[2] An additional arrondissement was established in 2022 in French Guiana, bringing the total to 333 with 13 overseas.
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.
The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into English as district.[3]
Role and administration
The administration of an arrondissement is assigned to a subprefect (French: sous-préfet) who assists the departmental prefect (préfet).
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History
The concept of arrondissements was proposed several times as an administrative reform during the , in his Mémoire concernant les subdélégués de l'intendance de Bretagne in 1775.
The arrondissements were created after the
Changes
The most recent creations and disestablishments of arrondissements are listed in the table below.
Year | Department | Created arrondissement(s) | Disbanded arrondissement(s) |
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2015 | Moselle | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | Forbach, Boulay-Moselle |
2015 | Moselle | Metz | Metz-Campagne, Metz-Ville |
2015 | Moselle | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | Château-Salins, Sarrebourg |
2015 | Moselle | Thionville | Thionville-Est, Thionville-Ouest |
2015 | Bas-Rhin | Haguenau-Wissembourg | Haguenau, Wissembourg |
2015 | Bas-Rhin | Strasbourg | Strasbourg-Campagne, Strasbourg-Ville |
2015 | Haut-Rhin | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | Colmar, Ribeauvillé |
2015 | Haut-Rhin | Thann-Guebwiller | Guebwiller, Thann |
2017 | Loire-Atlantique | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | Ancenis, Châteaubriant |
2017 | Marne | – | Sainte-Menehould |
Statistics
Most departments have three or four arrondissements. The departments of Paris and of the Territoire de Belfort have only one, while the department of Pas-de-Calais has seven. Mayotte has none.
See also
- Administrative divisions of France
- Arrondissement
- Arrondissements of Paris
- List of arrondissements of France
- Municipal arrondissements of France
References
- ^ "Circonscriptions administratives au 1er janvier 2015 : comparaisons départementales" [Administrative constituencies of 1 January 2015: departmental comparisons] (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Téléchargement - Année 2019: Liste des arrondissements
- ^ André de Laubadère, Jean-Claude Vénézia, Yves Gaudemet, Traité de droit administratif, 12th edition, LGDJ, 1992, vol. 1, nr. 168–169.
- ^ Nicolas Verdier, La réforme des arrondissements de 1926 : un choix d'intervention entre espace et territoire, online
- ^ List of the arrondissements suppressed in 1926