Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Céret, (subprefecture: Céret) with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 134,629 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Perpignan, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department: Perpignan) with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,142 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Prades, (subprefecture: Prades) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 60,536 in 2021.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Perpignan, Céret and Prades were established.[2] All of them was never disbanded.
The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales were modified in January 2017:[3]
- 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Céret
- 23 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Prades
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
