Arrondissements of the Vosges department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Vosges department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Épinal, (prefecture of the Vosges department: Épinal) with 236 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 204,222 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, (subprefecture: Neufchâteau) with 175 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 53,669 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, (subprefecture: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges) with 96 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 111,750 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Épinal, Mirecourt, Neufchâteau, Remiremont and Saint-Dié were established. The arrondissements of Mirecourt and Remiremont were disbanded in 1926.[5] In January 2013 the two cantons of Darney and Monthureux-sur-Saône passed from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau.

The borders of the arrondissements of Vosges were modified in January 2019:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement d’Épinal (881). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  3. Web site: Arrondissement de Neufchâteau (882). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  4. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (883). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  5. http://splaf.free.fr/88his.html Historique des Vosges
  6. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 24 October 2018. 2019-10-28.

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