Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department

The 3 arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Blois, (prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department: Blois) with 93 communes.^[2] The population of the arrondissement was 150,805 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay, (subprefecture: Romorantin-Lanthenay) with 74 communes.^[3] The population of the arrondissement was 112,145 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Vendôme, (subprefecture: Vendôme) with 100 communes.^[4] The population of the arrondissement was 69,819 in 2016.

Map of arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Blois, Romorantin and Vendôme were established. The arrondissement of Romorantin was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.^[5] In 2007 the arrondissement of Blois lost the canton of Saint-Aignan to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay.^[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher were modified in January 2017:^[6]

• 17 communes from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay
• two communes from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Vendôme
• three communes from the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay to the arrondissement of Blois
• four communes from the arrondissement of Vendôme to the arrondissement of Blois

In January 2019 the commune Courmemin passed from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay.^[7]

References

1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
2. "Arrondissement de Blois (411)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
3. "Arrondissement de Romorantin-Lanthenay (413)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
4. "Arrondissement de Vendôme (412)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
5. Historique de Loir-et-Cher
6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 122–130. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
7. Commune de Courmemin (41068), INSEE