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Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department

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Map of arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Chinon, (subprefecture: Chinon) with 106 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,824 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Loches, (subprefecture: Loches) with 112 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 118,282 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Tours, (prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department: Tours) with 54 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 384,117 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Tours, Chinon and Loches were established. The arrondissement of Loches was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Indre-et-Loire were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • 12 communes from the arrondissement of Chinon to the arrondissement of Tours
  • 34 communes from the arrondissement of Tours to the arrondissement of Chinon
  • 46 communes from the arrondissement of Tours to the arrondissement of Loches

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ Historique d'Indre-et-Loire
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 5 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 435–443. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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