Arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department
The 3 arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Argenteuil, (subprefecture: Argenteuil) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 412,334 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Pontoise, (prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department: Pontoise) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 338,425 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Sarcelles, (subprefecture: Sarcelles) with 62 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 471,164 in 2016.
History
[edit]As parts of the department Seine-et-Oise, the arrondissement of Pontoise was established in 1800, the arrondissement of Montmorency in 1962 and the arrondissement of Argenteuil in 1966.[2] In 1968 the department Val-d'Oise was created from part of the former department Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Pontoise, Argenteuil and Montmorency became part of it.[3] In March 2000 Sarcelles replaced Montmorency as subprefecture.[3][4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise were modified in January 2017:[5]
- 10 communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Argenteuil
- two communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Sarcelles
- one commune from the arrondissement of Sarcelles to the arrondissement of Pontoise
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Ancien département : Seine-et-Oise
- ^ a b Historique du Val-d'Oise
- ^ Décret n° 2000-186 du 3 mars 2000 portant transfert du chef-lieu de l'arrondissement de Montmorency à Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise)
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–48. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
