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Arrondissements of the Gard department

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Map of arrondissements of the Gard department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Gard department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Alès, (subprefecture: Alès) with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,139 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Nîmes, (prefecture of the Gard department: Nîmes) with 180 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 554,624 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Le Vigan, (subprefecture: Le Vigan) with 74 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 39,243 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Nîmes, Alès, Uzès and Le Vigan were established. The arrondissement of Uzès was disbanded in 1926.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Gard were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Nîmes
  • six communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Le Vigan
  • four communes from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Alès
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Nîmes

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement du Vigan (303)". INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ Historique du Gard
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 36–40. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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