Arrondissements of the Rhône department

The two arrondissements of the Rhône department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Lyon, (prefecture of the Rhône department: Lyon) with 135 communes (59 of these communes are in the Metropolis of Lyon). The population of the arrondissement was 1,585,411 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, (subprefecture: Villefranche-sur-Saône) with 132 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 250,492 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Lyon and Villefranche were established.[3] On 1 January 2015, 101 communes that did not join the newly created Metropolis of Lyon passed from the arrondissement of Lyon to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône.[4] On 1 February 2017, 78 communes passed from the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Lyon.[5]

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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement de Villefranche-sur-Saône (692)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Historique du Rhône
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral n° 2014353-0002" (PDF). Préfecture régionale de Rhône-Alpes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-20.
  5. "Arrêté n° 2017-019" (PDF). Préfecture régionale Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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