Arrondissements of the Drôme department
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The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Die, (subprefecture: Die) with 112 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 68,574 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Nyons, (subprefecture: Nyons) with 150 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,789 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Valence, (prefecture of the Drôme department: Valence) with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 298,095 in 2021.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Valence, Die, Montélimar and Nyons were established. The arrondissement of Montélimar was disbanded in 1926.[2] In 2006 the four cantons of Dieulefit, Marsanne, Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2 that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Valence were assigned to the arrondissement of Nyons.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Drôme were modified in January 2017:[3]
- six communes from the arrondissement of Die to the arrondissement of Nyons
- one commune from the arrondissement of Die to the arrondissement of Valence
- 17 communes from the arrondissement of Valence to the arrondissement of Die
- one commune from the arrondissement of Valence to the arrondissement of Nyons
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 26 Drôme" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ a b Historique de la Drôme
- ^ "Arrêté n° 16-532, 19 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 738–739. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
