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.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 235,732 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Bernay, (subprefecture: Bernay) with 297 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 227,054 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Évreux, (prefecture of the Eure department: Évreux) with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 140,039 in 2016.

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.[4] 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.[4] [5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Eure were modified in January 2017:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-24. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement des Andelys (271). 2019-09-29. INSEE.
  3. Web site: Arrondissement de Bernay (272). 2019-09-29. INSEE.
  4. http://splaf.free.fr/27his.html Historique de l'Eure
  5. Web site: Arrêté n° 05-0976, 15 December 2005. 7. 2019-10-10.
  6. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016. 42-69. 2019-10-10.