Arrondissements of the Nièvre department
Appearance
The 4 arrondissements of the Nièvre department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville), (subprefecture: Château-Chinon (Ville)) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,291 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Clamecy, (subprefecture: Clamecy) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 21,364 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, (subprefecture: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire) with 63 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 43,893 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Nevers, (prefecture of the Nièvre department: Nevers) with 82 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 115,613 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne were established. The arrondissement of Cosne was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Nièvre were modified in January 2017:[3]
- one commune from the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) to the arrondissement of Clamecy
- one commune from the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) to the arrondissement of Nevers
- nine communes from the arrondissement of Clamecy to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)
- one commune from the arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to the arrondissement of Clamecy
- one commune from the arrondissement of Nevers to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Historique de la Nièvre
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 267–268. Retrieved 2019-10-22.