Arrondissements of the Vendée department explained

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

1. Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, (subprefecture: Fontenay-le-Comte) with 110 communes.^[2] The population of the arrondissement was 141,620 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, (prefecture of the Vendée department: La Roche-sur-Yon) with 77 communes.^[3] The population of the arrondissement was 293,895 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, (subprefecture: Les Sables-d'Olonne) with 71 communes.^[4] The population of the arrondissement was 235,082 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Fontenay-le-Comte, Montaigu and Les Sables-d'Olonne were established. La Roche-sur-Yon replaced Fontenay-le-Comte as prefecture in 1804. Fontenay-le-Comte replaced Montaigu as subprefecture in 1811.^[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vendée were modified in January 2017, when 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were transferred to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and eight communes from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne moved to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.^[6]

In January 2019 the commune Landeronde passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-28. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Fontenay-le-Comte (851). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
3. Web site: Arrondissement de la Roche-sur-Yon (852). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
4. Web site: Arrondissement des Sables-d'Olonne (853). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
5. http://splaf.free.fr/85his.html Historique de la Vendée
6. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016. 2019-10-28. 2017-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193907/http://www.vendee.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Arrete_modifiant_les_arrondissements_du_dpt_85.pdf. dead.
7. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 7 September 2018. 2019-10-04.