Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Céret, (subprefecture: Céret) with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,464 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Perpignan, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department: Perpignan) with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 285,077 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Prades, (subprefecture: Prades) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 59,828 in 2016.

Map of arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Perpignan, Céret and Prades were established.^[2] All of them was never disbanded.

Map of the three arrondissements before 2017

The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales were modified in January 2017:^[3]

• 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Céret
• 23 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Prades

References

1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
2. Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
3. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-10-25.