Arrondissements of the Aube department

The 3 arrondissements of the Aube department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube, (subprefecture: Bar-sur-Aube) with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,759 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine, (subprefecture: Nogent-sur-Seine) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,067 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Troyes, (prefecture of the Aube department: Troyes) with 244 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 226,084 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Troyes, Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Seine were established. The arrondissements of Arcis-sur-Aube and Bar-sur-Seine were disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Aube were modified in January 2018:[3]

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine to the arrondissement of Troyes
  • four communes from the arrondissement of Troyes to the arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. Historique de l'Aube
  3. "Arrêté préfectoral portant modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements de l'Aube" (PDF). 2017-08-21. pp. 41–50. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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