Arrondissements of the Gard department
The 3 arrondissements of the Gard department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Alès, (subprefecture: Alès) with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 153,189 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Nîmes, (prefecture of the Gard department: Nîmes) with 181 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 564,024 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Le Vigan, (subprefecture: Le Vigan) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 39,330 in 2021.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Nîmes, Alès, Uzès and Le Vigan were established. The arrondissement of Uzès was disbanded in 1926.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Gard were modified in January 2017:[3]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Nîmes
- six communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Le Vigan
- four communes from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Alès
- one commune from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Nîmes
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 30 Gard" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Historique du Gard
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 36–40. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
