Arrondissements of the Yvelines department explained

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

  1. Arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie, (subprefecture: Mantes-la-Jolie) with 109 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 271,436 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Rambouillet, (subprefecture: Rambouillet) with 83 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 228,196 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, (subprefecture: Saint-Germain-en-Laye) with 44 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 518,220 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Versailles, (prefecture of the Yvelines department: Versailles) with 23 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 413,956 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Versailles and Mantes were established as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. The arrondissement of Rambouillet was created in 1812. The arrondissement of Mantes was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943. The arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was created in 1962.[5] In 1968 the department Seine-et-Oise was disbanded, and the arrondissements of Versailles, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet and Saint-Germain-en-Laye became part of the new department Yvelines.[6]

The borders of the arrondissements of Yvelines were modified in January 2017:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-27. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Mantes-la-Jolie (781). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  3. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (783). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  4. Web site: Arrondissement de Versailles (784). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  5. http://splaf.free.fr/78o.html Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise
  6. http://splaf.free.fr/78his.html Historique des Yvelines
  7. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016. 33–40. 2019-10-27.

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