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

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

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are: #

Arrondissement of Montargis The arrondissement of Montargis is an arrondissement of France in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 125 communes. Its population is 170,285 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

, (

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Montargis Montargis () is a communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Loiret, after Orléans and its suburbs. It is near a large forest, ...

) with 125

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. The population of the

arrondissement 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' ...

was 170,285 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Orléans, (

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of the Loiret department:

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Arrondissement of Pithiviers, (subprefecture:

Pithiviers Pithiviers () is a communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department, north central France. It is one of the Subprefectures in France, subprefectures of Loiret. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, Eng ...

) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 63,483 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Orléans, Gien, Montargis and Pithiviers were established. The arrondissements of

Gien Gien () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Gien is on the river Loire, from Orléans. Gien station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris. The town was bought for the royal domain by Philip II of Franc ...

and Pithiviers were disbanded in 1926, and Pithiviers was restored in 1942.Historique du Loiret
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References

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