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Arrondissements of the Doubs department

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Map of arrondissements of the Doubs department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Besançon, (prefecture of the Doubs department: Besançon) with 256 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 249,211 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Montbéliard, (subprefecture: Montbéliard) with 168 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 176,425 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Pontarlier, (subprefecture: Pontarlier) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,913 in 2016.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissements of Besançon, Baume-les-Dames, Pontarlier and Saint-Hippolyte were established. In 1816, Montbéliard replaced Saint-Hippolyte as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Baume-les-Dames was disbanded in 1926.[4] The arrondissement of Pontarlier was expanded in January 2009 with the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp from the arrondissement of Besançon, and the canton of Le Russey from the arrondissement of Montbéliard.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Besançon (251)". INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Montbéliard (252)". INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Historique du Doubs
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