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

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitan ...

department are: # Arrondissement of Millau, ( subprefecture:

Millau Millau (; oc, Milhau ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. One of two subprefectures in Aveyron alongside Villefranche-de-Rouergue, it is located to the southeast of the prefecture, Rodez. W ...

) with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 79,346 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Rodez, ( prefecture of the Aveyron department:

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of th ...

) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 111,180 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, (subprefecture:

Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villefranche-de-Rouergue (; oc, Vilafranca de Roergue ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Villefranche-de-Rouergue station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac. History At the end of the Albigens ...

) with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 88,171 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Rodez, Espalion, Millau, Saint-Affrique and Villefranche-de-Rouergue were established. The arrondissements of Espalion and Saint-Affrique were disbanded in 1926.Historique de l'Aveyron
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Aveyron were modified in January 2017: * six communes from the arrondissement of Millau to the arrondissement of Rodez * 19 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Millau * 34 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue

References

{{Arrondissements of France