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Arrondissements of the Vosges department

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Map of arrondissements of the Vosges department between 2017 and 2024.

The 3 arrondissements of the Vosges department are:[1][2]

  1. Arrondissement of Épinal, (prefecture of the Vosges department: Épinal) with 140 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 187,993 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, (subprefecture: Neufchâteau) with 251 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,442 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, (subprefecture: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges) with 116 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,238 in 2021.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Épinal, Mirecourt, Neufchâteau, Remiremont and Saint-Dié were established. The arrondissements of Mirecourt and Remiremont were disbanded in 1926.[3] 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:[4]

  • 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

The borders of the arrondissements of Vosges were again modified in January 2024:[1]

  • 14 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the arrondissement of Épinal
  • 76 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau
  • 34 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arrêté préfectoral, 15 September 2023" (PDF). pp. 71–83. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ Historique des Vosges
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 24 October 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-28.