Arrondissements of the Calvados department

The 4 arrondissements of the Calvados department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Bayeux, (subprefecture: Bayeux) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,896 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 384,540 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 162,678 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,565 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire
  • 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux
  • 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux
  • 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire
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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "Arrondissement de Caen (142)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. "Arrondissement de Lisieux (143)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. Historique du Calvados
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 13 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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