Arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Argenteuil, (subprefecture: Argenteuil) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 412,334 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Pontoise, (prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department: Pontoise) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 338,425 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Sarcelles, (subprefecture: Sarcelles) with 62 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 471,164 in 2016.

History

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-29. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/78o.html Ancien département : Seine-et-Oise
3. http://splaf.free.fr/95his.html Historique du Val-d'Oise
4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000398498 Décret n° 2000-186 du 3 mars 2000 portant transfert du chef-lieu de l'arrondissement de Montmorency à Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise)
5. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016. 42-48. 2019-10-29.