Arrondissements of the Creuse department

Map of arrondissements of the Creuse department.

The 2 arrondissements of the Creuse department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Aubusson, (subprefecture: Aubusson) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 44,680 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Guéret, (prefecture of the Creuse department: Guéret) with 127 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 74,822 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Guéret, Aubusson, Bourganeuf and Boussac were established. The arrondissements of Bourganeuf and Boussac were disbanded in 1926.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Creuse were modified in March 2017:[4]

  • 18 communes from the arrondissement of Aubusson to the arrondissement of Guéret
  • 28 communes from the arrondissement of Guéret to the arrondissement of Aubusson

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Guéret (232)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. ^ Historique de la Creuse
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 6 March 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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