Département Calvados Arrondissement 2019

The 4

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

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norm ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

are: # Arrondissement of Bayeux, (

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 ...

Bayeux Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...

) with 123

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 73,896 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Caen, (

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 Calvados department:

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Arrondissement of Lisieux The arrondissement of Lisieux is an arrondissement of France in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. It has 160 communes. Its population is 162,678 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Lisieux ar ...

, (subprefecture:

Lisieux Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland. Name The name of the town derives from the l ...

) with 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 162,678 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Vire The arrondissement of Vire is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region. It has 44 Com ...

, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,565 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.Historique du Calvados
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017: * four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire * 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux * 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux * 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire

References

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