Arrondissements of the Eure department explained

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

1. Arrondissement of Les Andelys, (subprefecture: Les Andelys) with 185 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 235,024 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Bernay, (subprefecture: Bernay) with 297 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 225,284 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Évreux, (prefecture of the Eure department: Évreux) with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 138,626 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Évreux, Les Andelys, Bernay, Louviers and Pont-Audemer were established. The arrondissements of Louviers and Pont-Audemer were disbanded in 1926.^[2] On 1 January 2006, the arrondissement of Évreux lost the two cantons of Louviers-Nord and Louviers-Sud to the arrondissement of Les Andelys, and the canton of Amfreville-la-Campagne to the arrondissement of Bernay.^{[2] [3]}

The borders of the arrondissements of Eure were modified in January 2017:^[4]

• one commune from the arrondissement of Les Andelys to the arrondissement of Bernay
• one commune from the arrondissement of Bernay to the arrondissement of Évreux
• 35 communes from the arrondissement of Évreux to the arrondissement of Les Andelys
• 77 communes from the arrondissement of Évreux to the arrondissement of Bernay

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 27 Eure. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/27his.html Historique de l'Eure
3. Web site: Arrêté n° 05-0976, 15 December 2005. 7. 2019-10-10.
4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016. 42-69. 2019-10-10.