Arrondissements of the Morbihan department

Map of arrondissements of the Morbihan department.

The three arrondissements of the Morbihan department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Lorient, (subprefecture: Lorient) with 58 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 312,063 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Pontivy, (subprefecture: Pontivy) with 93 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 155,521 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Vannes, (prefecture of the Morbihan department: Vannes) with 99 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 279,964 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Vannes, Lorient, Ploërmel and Pontivy were established. The arrondissement of Ploërmel was disbanded in 1926.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Morbihan were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Lorient to the arrondissement of Vannes
  • 21 communes from the arrondissement of Vannes to the arrondissement of Pontivy

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Pontivy (562)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. ^ Historique du Morbihan
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 September 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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