Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department explained

The four arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Dinan, (subprefecture: Dinan) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,698 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Guingamp, (subprefecture: Guingamp) with 111 communes.^[2] The population of the arrondissement was 125,567 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Lannion, (subprefecture: Lannion) with 57 communes.^[3] The population of the arrondissement was 99,903 in 2016.
4. Arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc, (prefecture of the Côtes-d'Armor department: Saint-Brieuc) with 113 communes.^[4] The population of the arrondissement was 270,785 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Saint-Brieuc, Dinan, Guingamp, Lannion and Loudéac were established. The arrondissement of Loudéac was disbanded in 1926.^[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Côtes-d'Armor were modified in January 2017:^[6]

• 25 communes from the arrondissement of Dinan to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
• five communes from the arrondissement of Guingamp to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
• 29 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc to the arrondissement of Guingamp

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-24. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Guingamp (222). 2019-09-29. INSEE.
3. Web site: Arrondissement de Lannion (223). 2019-09-29. INSEE.
4. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Brieuc (224). 2019-09-29. INSEE.
5. http://splaf.free.fr/22his.html Historique des Côtes-d'Armor
6. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 8 December 2016. 7–10. 2019-10-09.