The 3 arrondissements of the Ardèche department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Largentière, (subprefecture: Largentière) with 151 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,712 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Privas, (prefecture of the Ardèche department: Privas) with 66 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 86,154 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône, (subprefecture: Tournon-sur-Rhône) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 141,549 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Privas, Largentière, Tournon were established.[2] All of them have never been disbanded. In 2007 the four cantons of Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Villeneuve-de-Berg from the arrondissement of Privas were assigned to the arrondissement of Largentière.[2][3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Ardèche were again modified in January 2017:[4]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Largentière
- five communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
- three communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Largentière
- eight communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Privas
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 07 Ardèche" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ a b Historique de l'Ardèche
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral n° 07-041, 22 February 2007, p 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Arrêté n° 16-548, 29 December 2016" (PDF). p. 332. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
