Arrondissements of the Réunion department

The 4 arrondissements of the Réunion department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, (subprefecture: Saint-Benoît) with 6 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 126,777 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (prefecture of the Réunion department: Saint-Denis) with 3 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,304 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, (subprefecture: Saint-Paul) with 5 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 214,073 in 2016.
4. Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, (subprefecture: Saint-Pierre) with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,770 in 2016.

Map of the arrondissements of Réunion.

History

At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis.^[2] The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964.^[3] The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968.^[4] The arrondissement of Saint-Paul, containing four communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre and one commune that was previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1969.^[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Réunion were modified in September 2006:^[6]

• the communes Le Port and La Possession were transferred from the arrondissement of Saint-Denis to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul
• the communes Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé were transferred from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul to the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre

See also

• Cantons of the Réunion department
• Communes of the Réunion department

References

1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
2. Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
3. Décret n°64-925 du 3 septembre 1964
4. Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
5. Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 June 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.