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Arrondissements of the Vienne department

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Map of arrondissements of the Vienne department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Châtellerault, (subprefecture: Châtellerault) with 92 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 109,345 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Montmorillon, (subprefecture: Montmorillon) with 91 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 67,025 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Poitiers, (prefecture of the Vienne department: Poitiers) with 83 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 259,699 in 2016.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissements of Poitiers, Châtellerault, Civray, Loudun and Montmorillon were established. The arrondissement of Civray and Loudun were disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vienne were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • four communes from the arrondissement of Châtellerault to the arrondissement of Poitiers
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Montmorillon to the arrondissement of Châtellerault
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Montmorillon to the arrondissement of Poitiers

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Montmorillon (862)". INSEE. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Poitiers (863)". INSEE. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ Historique de la Vienne
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 142–147. Retrieved 28 October 2019.