Arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department
The 4 arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Angers, (prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department: Angers) with 66 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 380,215 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Cholet, (subprefecture: Cholet) with 32 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,581 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saumur, (subprefecture: Saumur) with 52 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 135,333 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Segré, (subprefecture: Segré-en-Anjou Bleu) with 27 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 70,805 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Angers, Baugé, Beaupréau, Saumur and Segré were established. In 1857 Cholet replaced Beaupréau as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Baugé was disbanded in 1926.[5]
The borders of the arrondissements of Maine-et-Loire were modified in January 2017:[6]
- four communes from the arrondissement of Angers to the arrondissement of Saumur
- four communes from the arrondissement of Angers to the arrondissement of Segré
- two communes from the arrondissement of Saumur to the arrondissement of Angers
- nine communes from the arrondissement of Saumur to the arrondissement of Cholet
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement d'Angers (491)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Saumur (493)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Segré (494)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Historique de Maine-et-Loire
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
