Arrondissements of the Ardèche department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Largentière, (subprefecture: Largentière) with 151 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 101,490 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Privas, (prefecture of the Ardèche department: Privas) with 66 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,907 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône, (subprefecture: Tournon-sur-Rhône) with 118 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 138,760 in 2016.
The arrondissements and cantons of Ardèche since 2017

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Privas, Largentière, Tournon were established.[4] In 2007 the four cantons of Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Villeneuve-de-Berg from the arrondissement of Privas were assigned to the arrondissement of Largentière.[4][5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Ardèche were again modified in January 2017:[6]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Largentière
  • five communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
  • three communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Largentière
  • eight communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Privas
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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "Arrondissement de Largentière (071)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. "Arrondissement de Tournon-sur-Rhône (073)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. Historique de l'Ardèche
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral n° 07-041, 22 February 2007, p 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-23.
  6. "Arrêté n° 16-548, 29 December 2016" (PDF). p. 332. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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