Departement Loir-et-Cher Arrondissement 2019

The 3

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La P ...

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are: # Arrondissement of Blois, (

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Loir-et-Cher department:

Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...

) with 93

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 150,805 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay, (subprefecture:

Romorantin-Lanthenay Romorantin-Lanthenay (), commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the capital city of the natural region of Sologne. History The current co ...

) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,145 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Vendôme, (

subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...

Vendôme Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the ...

) with 100 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 69,819 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Blois, Romorantin and Vendôme were established. The arrondissement of Romorantin was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.Historique de Loir-et-Cher
/ref> In 2007 the arrondissement of Blois lost the canton of Saint-Aignan to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay. The borders of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher were modified in January 2017: * 17 communes from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay * two communes from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Vendôme * three communes from the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay to the arrondissement of Blois * four communes from the arrondissement of Vendôme to the arrondissement of Blois In January 2019 the commune

Courmemin Courmemin () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes co ...

passed from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay.Commune de Courmemin (41068)
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References

{{Arrondissements of France