Arrondissement of Vitry-le-François explained

Type:arr
Vitry-le-François
Insee:514
Nbcomm:110
Prefecture:n
Seat:Vitry-le-François
Area:1402.0

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François is an arrondissement of France in the Marne department in the Grand Est region. It has 110 communes. Its population is 46,024 (2016), and its area is 1402km2.[1]

Composition

The 110 communes of the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

History

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François was created in 1800.[3] At the April 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Marne, it lost three communes to the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The six cantons of the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François were, as of January 2015:[5]

References

48.7167°N 39°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Vitry-le-François (514). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/51his.html Historique de la Marne
  4. Web site: Décret n° 2017-453 du 29 mars 2017 portant suppression de l'arrondissement de Sainte-Menehould (département de la Marne). 2019-10-22.
  5. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 51 Marne. December 2014. 1 April 2022. INSEE.

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