Arrondissements of the Manche department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Avranches, (subprefecture: Avranches) with 134 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 123,523 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Cherbourg, (subprefecture: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) with 144 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 190,262 in 2013.
  3. Arrondissement of Coutances, (subprefecture: Coutances) with 81 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 84,327 in 2013.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Lô, (prefecture of the Manche department: Saint-Lô) with 87 communes.[5] The population of the arrondissement was 101,807 in 2013.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Saint-Lô, Avranches, Coutances, Mortain and Valognes were established. The arrondissement of Cherbourg was created in 1811. The arrondissements of Mortain and Valognes were disbanded in 1926.[6]

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

  • 14 communes from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Avranches
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Cherbourg
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Lô to the arrondissement of Coutances

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "Arrondissement d'Avranches (501)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. "Arrondissement de Cherbourg (502)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. "Arrondissement de Coutances (503)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. "Arrondissement de Saint-Lô (504)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  6. Historique de la Manche
  7. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–40. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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