Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The four arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Dinan, (subprefecture: Dinan) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,698 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Guingamp, (subprefecture: Guingamp) with 111 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 125,567 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Lannion, (subprefecture: Lannion) with 57 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 99,903 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc, (prefecture of the Côtes-d'Armor department: Saint-Brieuc) with 113 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 270,785 in 2016.
History[edit]
In 1800 the arrondissements of Saint-Brieuc, Dinan, Guingamp, Lannion and Loudéac were established. The arrondissement of Loudéac was disbanded in 1926.[5]
The borders of the arrondissements of Côtes-d'Armor were modified in January 2017:[6]
- 25 communes from the arrondissement of Dinan to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
- five communes from the arrondissement of Guingamp to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
- 29 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc to the arrondissement of Guingamp
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Guingamp (222)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Lannion (223)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Brieuc (224)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ Historique des Côtes-d'Armor
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 8 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 7–10. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
