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Arrondissements of the Ariège department

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The 3 arrondissements of the Ariège department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Foix, (prefecture of the Ariège department: Foix) with 115 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 47,572 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Pamiers, (subprefecture: Pamiers) with 91 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 64,938 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Girons, (subprefecture: Saint-Girons) with 121 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,557 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Foix, Pamiers and Saint-Girons were established. The arrondissement of Pamiers was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Ariège were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • 21 communes from the arrondissement of Foix to the arrondissement of Pamiers
  • 13 communes from the arrondissement of Foix to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons
  • 18 communes from the arrondissement of Pamiers to the arrondissement of Foix
  • 27 communes from the arrondissement of Pamiers to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Foix (091)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ Historique de l'Ariège
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral modifiant les limites des arrondissements de l'Ariège, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–13. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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