Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

The four arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department are:^[1]

• Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, (subprefecture: Aix-en-Provence) with 48 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 460,747 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Arles, (subprefecture: Arles) with 29 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 171,575 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Istres, (subprefecture: Istres) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 334,400 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Marseille, (prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department: Marseille) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,090,221 in 2021.

Map of arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Marseille, Aix and Tarascon were established. In 1817 Arles replaced Tarascon as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône were modified in March 2017:^[3]

• two communes from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence to the arrondissement of Istres
• one commune from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence to the arrondissement of Marseille
• six communes from the arrondissement of Arles to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence
• two communes from the arrondissement of Arles to the arrondissement of Istres
• one commune from the arrondissement of Marseille to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence