Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Céret, (subprefecture: Céret) with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,464 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Perpignan, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department: Perpignan) with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 285,077 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Prades, (subprefecture: Prades) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 59,828 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Perpignan, Céret and Prades were established.^[2] All of them was never disbanded.

The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales were modified in January 2017:^[3]

• 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Céret
• 23 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Prades

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-25. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/66his.html Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales
3. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016. 2019-10-25. 2019-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727231747/http://www.pyrenees-orientales.gouv.fr/content/download/18652/146677/file/Arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9fectoral%20du%2029%20d%C3%A9cembre%202016%20fixant%20la%20liste%20des%20communes.pdf. dead.