Arrondissements of the Marne department explained

The 4 arrondissements of the Marne department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, (prefecture of the Marne department: Châlons-en-Champagne) with 150 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 109,916 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Épernay, (subprefecture: Épernay) with 210 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 120,269 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Reims, (subprefecture: Reims) with 143 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 294,674 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Vitry-le-François, (subprefecture: Vitry-le-François) with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 46,024 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Châlons-sur-Marne, Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François were established. The arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1940.[2] In January 2006 the arrondissement of Épernay absorbed the canton of Ay from the arrondissement of Reims.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Marne were modified in April 2017:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-24. INSEE.
  2. http://splaf.free.fr/51his.html Historique de la Marne
  3. 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.

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