Arrondissements of the Vosges department
The 3 arrondissements of the Vosges department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Épinal, (prefecture of the Vosges department: Épinal) with 236 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 204,222 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, (subprefecture: Neufchâteau) with 175 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 53,669 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, (subprefecture: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges) with 96 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 111,750 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Épinal, Mirecourt, Neufchâteau, Remiremont and Saint-Dié were established. The arrondissements of Mirecourt and Remiremont were disbanded in 1926.[5] In January 2013 the two cantons of Darney and Monthureux-sur-Saône passed from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau.
The borders of the arrondissements of Vosges were modified in January 2019:[6]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau
- 15 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- 32 communes from the arrondissement of Neufchâteau to the arrondissement of Épinal
- seven communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the arrondissement of Épinal
References
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement d'Épinal (881)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Neufchâteau (882)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (883)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Historique des Vosges
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 24 October 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-28.
