Arrondissements of the Hérault department
The 3 arrondissements of the Hérault department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Béziers, (subprefecture: Béziers) with 153 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 309,800 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Lodève, (subprefecture: Lodève) with 122 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 138,746 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Montpellier, (prefecture of the Hérault department: Montpellier) with 67 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 683,935 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Montpellier, Béziers, Lodève and Saint-Pons were established. The arrondissements of Lodève and Saint-Pons were disbanded in 1926, and Lodève was restored in 1942.[3] In 2009 the arrondissement of Montpellier lost the three cantons of Aniane, Ganges and Saint-Martin-de-Londres to the arrondissement of Lodève.[4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Hérault were modified in January 2017:[5]
- five communes from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Lodève
- one commune from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Montpellier
- seven communes from the arrondissement of Lodève to the arrondissement of Béziers
- 26 communes from the arrondissement of Montpellier to the arrondissement of Lodève
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Montpellier (343)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Historique de l'Hérault
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 28 July 2009" (PDF). pp. 41–43. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 62–70. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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