Arrondissements of the Calvados department
The 4 arrondissements of the Calvados department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Bayeux, (subprefecture: Bayeux) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,896 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 384,540 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 162,678 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,565 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.[4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017:[5]
- four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire
- 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux
- 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux
- 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Caen (142)". INSEE. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Lisieux (143)". INSEE. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Historique du Calvados
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 13 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
