Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department
The 3 arrondissements of the Vaucluse department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Apt, (subprefecture: Apt) with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 128,793 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Avignon, (prefecture of the Vaucluse department: Avignon) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 214,340 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Carpentras, (subprefecture: Carpentras) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 215,881 in 2016.
History[edit]
In 1800, the arrondissements of Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange were established. The arrondissement of Orange was abolished in 1926. Cavaillon replaced Apt as subprefecture in 1926, which was reverted in 1933.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Vaucluse were modified in January 2017:[3]
- one commune from the arrondissement of Apt to the arrondissement of Avignon
- two communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Apt
- 21 communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras
- two communes from the arrondissement of Carpentras to the arrondissement of Avignon
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Historique de Vaucluse
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
