Arrondissements of the Hérault department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Hérault department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Béziers, (subprefecture: Béziers) with 153 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 309,800 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Lodève, (subprefecture: Lodève) with 122 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 138,746 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Montpellier, (prefecture of the Hérault department: Montpellier) with 67 communes.^[2] The population of the arrondissement was 683,935 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Montpellier, Béziers, Lodève and Saint-Pons were established. The arrondissements of Lodève and Saint-Pons were disbanded in 1926, and Lodève was restored in 1942.^[3] In 2009 the arrondissement of Montpellier lost the three cantons of Aniane, Ganges and Saint-Martin-de-Londres to the arrondissement of Lodève.^[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Hérault were modified in January 2017:^[5]

• five communes from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Lodève
• one commune from the arrondissement of Béziers to the arrondissement of Montpellier
• seven communes from the arrondissement of Lodève to the arrondissement of Béziers
• 26 communes from the arrondissement of Montpellier to the arrondissement of Lodève

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-24. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Montpellier (343). 2019-09-30. INSEE.
3. http://splaf.free.fr/34his.html Historique de l'Hérault
4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 28 July 2009. 41-43. 2019-10-21.
5. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016. 62-70. 2019-10-21.