Arrondissement of Palaiseau
Arrondissement in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arrondissement in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Palaiseau is an arrondissement of France in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 68 communes.[2] Its population is 637,912 (2021), and its area is 484.0 km2 (186.9 sq mi).[3]
Palaiseau | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
No. of communes | 68 |
Subprefecture | Palaiseau |
Area | 484.0 km2 (186.9 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 644,266 |
• Density | 1,331/km2 (3,450/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 913 |
The communes of the arrondissement of Palaiseau, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Palaiseau was created in 1962 as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. In 1968 it became part of the new department Essonne.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Essonne, it received three communes from the arrondissement of Étampes.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Palaiseau were, as of January 2015:[6]
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