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Arrondissement of Bernay

Coordinates: 49°14′52″N 0°22′37″E / 49.24778°N 0.37694°E / 49.24778; 0.37694
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Bernay
Arrondissement
Location within the region Normandy
Location within the region Normandy
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
No. of communes297
SubprefectureBernay
Area
3,226.7 km2 (1,245.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
225,284
 • Density70/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE code272

The arrondissement of Bernay is an arrondissement of France in the Eure department in the Normandy region. It has 297 communes.[2] Its population is 227,054 (2016), and its area is 3,226.7 km2 (1,245.8 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Bernay are:[2]

History

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The arrondissement of Bernay was created in 1800.[4] It was expanded in 2006 with the canton of Amfreville-la-Campagne from the arrondissement of Évreux.[5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Eure, it gained 77 communes from the arrondissement of Évreux and one commune from the arrondissement of Les Andelys, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Évreux.[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Bernay were, as of January 2015:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Bernay (272)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. ^ Historique de l'Eure
  5. ^ "Arrêté n° 05-0976, 15 December 2005" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  6. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–69. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  7. ^ Populations légales 2012: 27 Eure, INSEE

49°14′52″N 0°22′37″E / 49.24778°N 0.37694°E / 49.24778; 0.37694

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