arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissemen ...
of the
Ardèche
Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department are:
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Arrondissement of Largentière
The arrondissement of Largentière is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Ardèche Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region. It has 151 Communes of France, communes. Its popu ...
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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 ...
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Largentière
Largentière (; Occitan language, Occitan: ''L'Argentièira'') is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture and Communes of France, commune of the Ardèche Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, regio ...
) with 151
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''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 inter ...
of the Ardèche department:
Privas
Privas (; , also ) is a city located in France, in the department of Ardèche.
With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019), it is the least populated prefecture (capital of a department).
It was the location of the 1629 Siege of Privas. Today, Priv ...
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; , before 1988: ''Tournon'') is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.
Geography
It i ...
) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 141,549 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Privas, Largentière, Tournon were established.Historique de l'Ardèche /ref> All of them have never been disbanded. In 2007 the four cantons of Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Villeneuve-de-Berg from the arrondissement of Privas were assigned to the arrondissement of Largentière.
The borders of the arrondissements of Ardèche were again modified in January 2017:
* two communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Largentière
* five communes from the arrondissement of Privas to the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
* three communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Largentière
* eight communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône to the arrondissement of Privas
References
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