Arrondissements of the Réunion department

Map of the arrondissements of Réunion.

The 4 arrondissements of the Réunion department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, (subprefecture: Saint-Benoît) with 6 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 126,777 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (prefecture of the Réunion department: Saint-Denis) with 3 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,304 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, (subprefecture: Saint-Paul) with 5 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 214,073 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, (subprefecture: Saint-Pierre) with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,770 in 2016.

History

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At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis.[2] The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964.[3] The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968.[4] The arrondissement of Saint-Paul, containing four communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre and one commune that was previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1969.[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Réunion were modified in September 2006:[6]

  • the communes Le Port and La Possession were transferred from the arrondissement of Saint-Denis to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul
  • the communes Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé were transferred from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul to the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
  3. ^ Décret n°64-925 du 3 septembre 1964
  4. ^ Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
  5. ^ Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
  6. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 June 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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