Arrondissement of Morlaix explained
| Type: | arr |
| Morlaix |
| Insee: | 293 |
| Nbcomm: | 59 |
| Prefecture: | n |
| Seat: | Morlaix |
| Area: | 1330.6 |
The arrondissement of Morlaix is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 59 communes. Its population is 128,830 (2016), and its area is 1330.6km2.[1]
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Morlaix, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]
- Bodilis (29010)
- Botsorhel (29014)
- Carantec (29023)
- Cléder (29030)
- Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec (29034)
- Commana (29038)
- Garlan (29059)
- Guerlesquin (29067)
- Guiclan (29068)
- Guimaëc (29073)
- Guimiliau (29074)
- Henvic (29079)
- Île-de-Batz (29082)
- Lampaul-Guimiliau (29097)
- Landivisiau (29105)
- Lanhouarneau (29111)
- Lanmeur (29113)
- Lannéanou (29114)
- Loc-Eguiner (29128)
- Locmélar (29131)
- Locquirec (29133)
- Locquénolé (29132)
- Mespaul (29148)
- Morlaix (29151)
- Pleyber-Christ (29163)
- Plouégat-Guérand (29182)
- Plouégat-Moysan (29183)
- Plouénan (29184)
- Plouescat (29185)
- Plouezoc'h (29186)
- Plougar (29187)
- Plougasnou (29188)
- Plougonven (29191)
- Plougoulm (29192)
- Plougourvest (29193)
- Plouigneau (29199)
- Plounéour-Ménez (29202)
- Plounéventer (29204)
- Plounévez-Lochrist (29206)
- Plourin-lès-Morlaix (29207)
- Plouvorn (29210)
- Plouzévédé (29213)
- Roscoff (29239)
- Saint-Derrien (29244)
- Saint-Jean-du-Doigt (29251)
- Saint-Martin-des-Champs (29254)
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon (29259)
- Saint-Sauveur (29262)
- Saint-Servais (29264)
- Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner (29266)
- Saint-Vougay (29271)
- Sainte-Sève (29265)
- Santec (29273)
- Sibiril (29276)
- Sizun (29277)
- Taulé (29279)
- Tréflaouénan (29285)
- Tréflez (29287)
- Trézilidé (29301)
History
The arrondissement of Morlaix was created in 1800.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Brest.[4]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Morlaix were, as of January 2015:[5]
- Landivisiau
- Lanmeur
- Morlaix
- Plouescat
- Plouigneau
- Plouzévédé
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- Saint-Thégonnec
- Sizun
- Taulé
References
48.5667°N -53°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-09-30. INSEE.
- Web site: Arrondissement de Morlaix (293). 2019-09-30. INSEE.
- http://splaf.free.fr/29his.html Historique du Finistère
- Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016. 2019-10-10.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep29.pdf Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère
