Arrondissements of the Morbihan department
The three arrondissements of the Morbihan department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Lorient, (subprefecture: Lorient) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 312,063 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Pontivy, (subprefecture: Pontivy) with 93 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 155,521 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Vannes, (prefecture of the Morbihan department: Vannes) with 99 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 279,964 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Vannes, Lorient, Ploërmel and Pontivy were established. The arrondissement of Ploërmel was disbanded in 1926.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Morbihan were modified in January 2017:[4]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Lorient to the arrondissement of Vannes
- 21 communes from the arrondissement of Vannes to the arrondissement of Pontivy
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Pontivy (562)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Historique du Morbihan
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 September 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
