Arrondissements of the Nièvre department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville), (subprefecture: Château-Chinon (Ville)) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,291 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Clamecy, (subprefecture: Clamecy) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 21,364 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, (subprefecture: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire) with 63 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 43,893 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Nevers, (prefecture of the Nièvre department: Nevers) with 82 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 115,613 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne were established. The arrondissement of Cosne was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Nièvre were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) to the arrondissement of Clamecy
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) to the arrondissement of Nevers
  • nine communes from the arrondissement of Clamecy to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to the arrondissement of Clamecy
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Nevers to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. Historique de la Nièvre
  3. "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 267–268. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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