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Arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department

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Map of arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

The four arrondissements of the Côtes-d'Armor department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Dinan, (subprefecture: Dinan) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 105,848 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Guingamp, (subprefecture: Guingamp) with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 125,699 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Lannion, (subprefecture: Lannion) with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 100,259 in 2021.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc, (prefecture of the Côtes-d'Armor department: Saint-Brieuc) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 274,111 in 2021.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissements of Saint-Brieuc, Dinan, Guingamp, Lannion and Loudéac were established. The arrondissement of Loudéac was disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Côtes-d'Armor were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • 25 communes from the arrondissement of Dinan to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
  • five communes from the arrondissement of Guingamp to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc
  • 29 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc to the arrondissement of Guingamp

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 22 Côtes-d'Armor" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique des Côtes-d'Armor
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 8 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 7–10. Retrieved 9 October 2019.