Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department

The 3 arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Beaune, (subprefecture: Beaune) with 222 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 111,295 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Dijon, (prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department: Dijon) with 224 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 361,844 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Montbard, (subprefecture: Montbard) with 252 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 60,074 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Dijon, Beaune, Châtillon-sur-Seine and Semur-en-Auxois were established. In 1926 the arrondissement of Châtillon-sur-Seine was disbanded, and Montbard replaced Semur-en-Auxois as subprefecture.[5] In January 2017 31 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Dijon were assigned to the arrondissement of Beaune.[6]

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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "Arrondissement de Beaune (211)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. "Arrondissement de Dijon (212)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. "Arrondissement de Montbard (213)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  5. Historique de la Côte-d'Or
  6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 81–82. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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