Arrondissements of the Orne department explained

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

1. Arrondissement of Alençon, (prefecture of the Orne department: Alençon) with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,879 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Argentan, (subprefecture: Argentan) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 107,625 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, (subprefecture: Mortagne-au-Perche) with 151 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,469 in 2021.

History

In 1800, the arrondissements of Alençon, Argentan, Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were established. The arrondissements of Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were disbanded in 1926, and Then, Mortagne-au-Perche was restored in 1942.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Orne were modified in January 2017:^[3]

• 11 communes from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Argentan
• one commune from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
• nine communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Alençon
• 49 communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
• five communes from the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche to the arrondissement of Alençon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 61 Orne. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/61his.html Historique de l'Orne
3. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016. 4–14. 2019-10-22.